Latest news: Fossil fuel

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

Fossil fuel companies continue to make mind-boggling amounts of new, single-use plastic while doing almost nothing to reuse what already exists, a new analysis says.

Petrol and diesel vehicles’ days are numbered in Canberra, the ACT Government has announced: they will be phased out of the market by 2035.

Tim Hollo, ACT Greens Federal Candidate for Canberra, and Green MLAs call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at the Stockholm Summit. 

After years of effort by climate activists and Green MLAs, the ACT Government no longer has any shares in any of the world’s 200 biggest fossil fuel companies – becoming the first jurisdiction to divest its shares in the industry.

The ACT Government became the first Australian jurisdiction to sign a United Nations statement to transition away from coal power.

Australia must phase out coal by 2030, the United Nation’s top climate adviser told an ANU conference this week.

Protesters across Australia have taken to blocking fuel terminals in response to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, detailing the dramatic effects of carbon emissions.

Environmentalists have criticised Mexico's state-owned oil company after a gas leak at an underwater pipeline unleashed a subaquatic fireball.