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Experts have released Western Australia’s first Paris-compliant ‘carbon budget’ to the public
November 29, 2019
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the Clean State project have commissioned one of the world’s leading independent climate research institutions to produce the first carbon budget for Western Australia that is compliant...
Read More ShareUWA partnership on extreme fossil fuels deeply irresponsible; out of touch with climate reality
November 29, 2019
A new partnership between UWA and Western Australia’s biggest polluters to assist the development of extreme and remote fossil fuels reserves has drawn strong criticism from conservation groups who have labelled the project deeply...
Read More ShareWoodside pipeline approval shows alarming lack of scrutiny on Australia’s most polluting project
November 21, 2019
The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has raised the alarm at the lack of assessment of climate change impacts from the Woodside Burrup Hub LNG project, saying that Woodside was ‘gaming the approval...
Read More ShareWoodside's Scarborough expansion must trigger proper assessment of carbon pollution
November 08, 2019
Western Australia’s peak environment and conservation group have called on the McGowan Government and Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to ensure a thorough assessment of carbon pollution from the expanded Scarborough gas field and Burrup...
Read More ShareWA’s “Runaway Train” – LNG Pollution Crashing Australia’s Carbon Targets
November 07, 2019
A report released publicly today, reveals WA’s LNG industry is single-handedly cancelling out the entire countries efforts to tackle climate change and carbon pollution.
Read More ShareCameco: No market for uranium mines
November 06, 2019
Despite the current pro-nuclear media madness, the world’s biggest uranium company, Cameco today delivered a strong and clear message that it cannot see any case for construction of new uranium mines for years to come.
Read More ShareYeelirrie Solidarity Camp 2019
October 16, 2019
The launch of the first Yeelirrie Solidarity Camp was a massive success with over 30 campaigners from across Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand participating in the one week event out at Yeelirrie to...
Read More ShareProsecute climate polluters, not protesters say peak conservation group
October 11, 2019
Media Release - 11 October 2019 Western Australia’s peak conservation and climate change organisation have called for the McGowan Government to prosecute the state’s biggest climate polluters, rather than protesters. This morning, 60 people...
Read More ShareMuch worse than Adani – Browse and Burrup Hub LNG pollution revealed
October 10, 2019
Media Release - 10 October 2019 Western Australia’s peak environment group has released new analysis published in the Guardian today revealing the full size and scale of carbon pollution that would result from the Browse Basin...
Read More ShareEPA consultation process reveals overwhelming support for withdrawn pollution policy
October 03, 2019
Consultation on the Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) paused carbon pollution policy has revealed overwhelming support for the policy to be reinstated and strengthened, according to submissions published on the EPA website yesterday. The EPA policy, released earlier this year proposed new...
Read More ShareChevron climate pollution problems get worse – calls to prosecute company for unauthorised emissions
September 25, 2019
Western Australia’s peak conservation and climate organisation have called for WA’s biggest polluter to be prosecuted for unauthorized emissions from the Barrow Island LNG facility since the commencement of the project.The Conservation Council of...
Read More ShareNo Nuclear Power for Australia
September 18, 2019
Submissions to the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy Inquiry into Nuclear Energy in Australia closed on September 16th 2019 with wide community opposition to nuclear power.
Read More ShareWA gas pollution behind Morrison’s embarrassing no-show at NY climate summit
September 12, 2019
Western Australia’s peak environment and climate groups have called WA’s rising gas pollution an international embarrassment, causing the Prime Minister to avoid the New York climate summit where he would have to explain the...
Read More ShareNuclear Power : A Dangerous Distraction
September 11, 2019
Right now, there is a federal inquiry into nuclear power in Australia and you can have your say before Monday 16 September. We have a clear solution to the climate crisis: power our communities with clean,...
Read More ShareIssues paper shows McGowan Government needs help on climate solutions
September 04, 2019
WA’s peak conservation group and the Clean State campaign welcomes the release of the new 'Climate Change in Western Australia' issues paper by the McGowan government today as the consultation period for the state's climate policy opens. The consultation paper shows that...
Read More SharePollution from WA LNG driving Australia’s emissions up despite gains in other states
August 30, 2019
Conservation Groups and the Clean State campaign have responded to the release of Australian Government pollution reporting data, showing WA LNG is the main driver behind Australia’s increasing carbon pollution.
Read More Share2050 pollution target welcomed, but rising emissions must be brought under control now
August 28, 2019
Environment groups and the Clean State campaign have welcomed the announcement that a new carbon pollution reduction target of net zero emissions by 2050 would be adopted by the McGowan Government, but the groups...
Read More ShareChevron must address millions of tonnes of extra carbon pollution from Barrow Island LNG
August 08, 2019
Chevron has announced that operation of the controversial and delayed equipment to inject carbon pollution from its liquified natural gas (LNG) plant underground on Barrow Island has finally commenced, two-and-a-half years after the Gorgon...
Read More ShareCollie coal workers have kept our lights on for decades, but they are being kept in the dark about their future
August 08, 2019
After a rare moment of truth, it's immediately back to business as usual for the McGowan Government on coal, as climate and energy policy are once again sacrificed on the altar of political expediency...
Read More ShareExtinction is the worst and most permanent form of environmental damage. It should be outlawed but it isn’t
August 02, 2019
An epic two-year court case, focused on the fate of obscure underground creatures in remote Western Australia, has turned our comfortable notion of environmental protection on its head, proving that Australia’s environment laws are...
Read More ShareYeelirrie court outcome shows environment laws in need of urgent repair
July 31, 2019
Conservation groups are calling for state and national environment laws to be strengthened, following today’s confirmation that the Yeelirrie uranium mine approval was valid, despite advice that the project would lead to the extinction...
Read More ShareCSIRO confirms LNG increases pollution; finds no evidence to support gas industry claims
July 30, 2019
A new CSIRO report is being wrongly used to support industry claims that gas production helps the climate, despite the report failing to find any evidence to support the claims, according to conservation groups.
Read More ShareWhy the WA Government tried to hide its fracking implementation plan
July 17, 2019
The WA Government must have been embarrassed about its fracking implementation plan, which was slipped quietly onto a government website late on Friday evening to ensure it avoided any public attention. With communities around...
Read More ShareChevron deliberately delaying carbon storage mechanism, says conservation peak body
July 11, 2019
The operator of the Gorgon liquified natural gas (LNG) project, Chevron, has deliberately mismanaged the carbon sequestration program it promised in order to get approval for the controversial LNG development, according to the Conservation...
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