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Latest news: Climate change

Dance party, DJ Albo rocks Civic

A crowd of protesters in Civic wearing DJ Albo masks hit with a dance re-mix of the PM’s 2005 parliamentary speech.

Knitting Nannas needle politicians on climate change

Knitting nannas – an elderly environmental protest group – meet with Federal Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen.

ACT hosts National Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council

The gathering of national ministers was a key opportunity to address the nation’s biggest environmental challenge, Shane Rattenbury said

Public hearing on Senator Pocock’s climate change bill

The Australian government should have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change, Senator Pocock believes.

ANU Climate Update: World must act now for sustainable future

Professor Mark Howden, will deliver the State of the Climate address at the 2024 ANU Climate Update on Monday.

Will 2024 mark a turning point?

The ACT projects itself as a pioneer in the global movement towards “Net Zero” emissions of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases”.

Shane Rattenbury: Could this be the end of the fossil fuel era?

ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury shares his thoughts on COP28, the 28th UN Climate Change conference, which finished in Dubai this week.

ACT energy policy denies consumers choice

On 8 December, the ACT became the first Australian jurisdiction to ban gas connections to new housing developments.

Australia won’t sign ‘death certificate’ climate deal

A draft deal from the world's biggest climate talks has been decried as a "death certificate" for island nations and Australia, the US and Japan won't sign it.

OPINION: The environmentalist cult demands human sacrifice

The modern environmentalist movement is often compared to a religion. Indeed, a great number of environmentalists are Gaia worshipers who perceive ‘Mother Earth’ as a living entity

ANU: Hotter temperatures spell bad news for Aussie animals

Marine animals across the world, including the Great Barrier Reef, and land animals in tropical climates struggle to adapt to climate change.

Combat climate change at the Sustainable Canberra Expo

Next weekend, the Sustainable Canberra Expo will showcase the latest sustainable technologies and initiatives.

Most Aussies want fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Many Australians believe the toll on communities from more severe storms, floods and bushfires should be covered by coal, oil and gas firms.

Jo Clay MLA: Is the ACT taking enough climate action?

Is the ACT Government acting fast enough on the climate crisis? ACT Greens politician Jo Clay MLA wonders.

ANU: El Niño and La Niña events could last for years

Australia could see more multi-year El Niño and La Niña events, due to shifts in atmospheric patterns above the Pacific Ocean.

Saturday Night Fever heats up Canberra’s climate activism

During the pandemic it was a different kind of fever that hit public servant Gerard de Ruyter - it was that ‘70s pandemic, Saturday Night Fever. Gerard, also known as Super Freak, is...

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