Tag: Climate change
ACT a ‘nation-leader’ in renewable energy
The ACT has achieved 100% renewable energy and exceeded its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the year, the government announced.
Zali Steggall’s bill targets net zero emissions by 2050
Australia’s commitment to climate action was on full display this morning, as advocates lined the streets to Parliament House in Canberra in support of Federal Independent MP Zali Steggall’s private member’s bill,...
Dr Steph McLennan: My favourite things
Dr Steph McLennan is an Antarctic geoscientist at Geoscience Australia. Her research focuses on the impacts of people on fragile ice-free landscapes in Antarctica.
Young climate activist leading the way
Dhani Gilbert could be described as a lot of things, but the first that comes to mind is passionate.
Humans were adapting to sea-level change 40,000 years ago: study
Early people were rapidly adapting to climate change as they made their way towards Australia tens of thousands of years ago, new research shows.
Major parties split on new housing gas connections
Candidates from the three major parties and one minor party put their gas policies on the record last night in the Conservation Council ACT Region’s online ACT election candidate forum on climate...
Youth to stage more climate change protests in Canberra
Extinction Rebellion ACT will target Canberra’s peak hour traffic bringing the “Discobedience Dance Squad” to the Northbourne Avenue and Alinga Street intersection from 4pm to 5.30pm for a dance show and a chat with any interested parties.
Greens promise all-electric town centre for Molonglo
The ACT Greens would push to make a new Molonglo Town Centre all-electric, if elected, in a bid to move the ACT away from gas and towards lower emissions.
The Greens want the...
Promises to protect students from heat, bushfire smoke
The ACT Greens have promised to protect school students from heat and smoke in the classroom during bushfire season, announcing an election commitment to make all ACT schools smoke-free, temperature controlled and...
ACT residents hop to it to help save local frogs
The future of frogs has been labelled as the largest mass extinction since dinosaurs by conservationists – and a local Canberra program is hoping to make all the difference.
ACT Greens offer $10,000 to electric vehicle buyers
The ACT Greens have detailed a plan to reduce the Territory’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, aiming to increase zero emission car sales to 90% by 2030.
Canberra activists urge Eden-Monaro to vote for change
A small army of environmental advocates from the Stop Adani Canberra group have targeted the Eden-Monaro by-election with their message for change.
