Press Releases
Fossil fuel industry levy should pay for bushfire impact, climate action group report says
Jul 29, 2020
ABCNews
Former emergency leaders, climate scientists, doctors and community members are calling on the Federal Government to impose a levy on the fossil fuel industry for a climate disaster fund to help pay for the impact of natural disasters.
Carbon emissions are chilling the atmosphere 90km above Antarctica, at the edge of space
Jul 28, 2020
The Conversation
While greenhouse gases are warming Earth’s surface, they’re also causing rapid cooling far above us, at the edge of space. In fact, the upper atmosphere about 90km above Antarctica is cooling at a rate ten times faster than the average warming at the planet’s surface.
News Corp columnist Ian Plimer’s climate denialism called out by press council
Jul 24, 2020
The Guardian
Council finds November piece was inaccurate and misleading on weather records and polar ice caps. Plus: ABC millennials respond to Ita Buttrose
Australia’s environment in unsustainable state of decline, major review finds
Jul 20, 2020
The Guardian
Australia’s environment is in an unsustainable state of decline and laws set up to protect unique species and habitats are ineffective, a major review of the national environmental framework has found.