After auditing 30 companies, including some of the highest emitters in Australia’s energy, mining and transport sectors, EDO analysis found that many fail to meet UN...
Blog Australia
Maules Creek Community Council is asking the L&E Court to set aside the review of the Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) the NSW Environment Protection Authority undertook...
Blog NSW
A new report has slammed national and state habitat protection laws as “ineffective and woefully underused”. In the aftermath of the devastating 2019-2020 fires, the...
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Troubled fossil fuel company NeuRizer has warned potential investors to disregard entirely claims that the fertiliser it plans to manufacture at Leigh Creek will be “carbon...
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In late October 2023, the Western Australian Government commissioned Dr Paul Vogel and Mr David McFerran to undertake a “short, sharp review” of environmental approvals...
Blog WA
One of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, UniSuper, stands accused of “greenwashing” some of its investment products by mislabelling them “sustainable”. ...
Blog Australia
On Tuesday, the Minister for the Environment Tanya Plibersek announced the next step in national environmental law reforms, confirming a staged approach of establishing new...
Blog Australia
More and more businesses are making climate pledges in response to the growing demand for strong climate action from government and industry. In fact, almost 80% of the top 200...
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The Australian Conservation Foundation and Mackay Conservation Group have begun legal proceedings in the Queensland Land Court, seeking the refusal of Whitehaven Coal’s...
Blog QLD
Update: Walker Group withdrew referral 2018/8225 under the EPBC Act on 18 April 2024, following the Minister for the Environment and Water’s, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP,...
Blog QLD
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