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The Climate Council welcomes the opportunity to help shape the work and advice of the NSW Net Zero Commission as the state transitions to a net zero, climate-resilient future.
This election, Australians endorsed the progress that’s already been made, and backed a renewable-powered future.
This report presents new analysis on exactly how expensive gas appliances are to run compared to the electrical alternatives, and how much households can save over the long term from switching.
An overview of Australia's major existing and proposed gas projects, marked out across the country in anticipation of the Climate Council’s Gas Exploration Map.
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF could be hit with repeat coral bleaching events every two years by 2034 under current greenhouse gas pollution rates, the Climate Council's new report shows.
2022 will be remembered as the year of the Great Deluge, when record-breaking rain and floods lashed large parts of Eastern Australia, causing untold devastation for Australians and our economy.
Read more in our new report Climate Crossroads: Progress, Politics and a Pivotal Election, where we outline what the science tells us needs to be done in the next term of Parliament, and what credible ...
Getting off gas is a great way to cut your household’s power bills while also cutting the emissions produced. With the price of gas spiking during 2022 and higher prices forecast in the years ahead, ...
Climate change is supercharging our atmosphere and leading to more frequent and severe extreme weather events, such as bushfires, heatwaves, flooding and cyclones. Australians are paying the price in ...
This summer, as communities across the country experienced wild swings between weather extremes, the Climate Council conducted polling to learn how extreme weather events were impacting the wellbeing ...
Australia‘s economy has repeatedly evolved over the past 50 years. We moved away from a pastoral economy that relied heavily on wool, and we no longer “ride the sheep‘s back”. The service sector has ...
Our new report 'Waiting for the Green Light: Transport Solutions to Climate Change' shows that transport is Australia’s second largest source of greenhouse gas pollution, after electricity.