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CCWA seeking urgent clarification on carbon pollution reduction target for WA
June 07, 2019
Western Australia’s peak environment group is seeking urgent clarification from the WA Government on a carbon pollution reduction target for WA, after it was reported that Environment Minister Stephen Dawson has ruled out a...
Read More ShareNational figures show WA is ‘ground-zero’ in the battle to meet Australia’s pollution reduction targets
June 06, 2019
Data on carbon pollution from Australian states and territories released today by the Australian Department of Environment and Energy shows that out-of-control growth in LNG pollution in WA is putting Australia’s Paris targets at...
Read More ShareWaiting for Canberra on climate will deny WA thousands of jobs while gas pollution rises out of control
May 31, 2019
Environment groups have welcomed Premier McGowan’s statement at an oil and gas conference that the WA Government would consider going it alone on climate policy, saying such action could deliver thousands of new jobs...
Read More ShareConservation groups welcome increased transparency on wildlife habitat clearing
May 04, 2019
Conservation groups have welcomed moves towards improving transparency and increased publication of data on wildlife habitat clearing, as part of an announcement by the McGowan Government.
Read More ShareFederal Environment Minister fails the environment with secretive Yeelirrie uranium approval.
April 26, 2019
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has condemned the federal approval of the Yeelirrie uranium project as secretive and driven by politics rather than due process. Environment Minister Melissa Price, the member for Durack,...
Read More ShareRevealed: Chevron pollution failure putting workers’ health at risk
April 19, 2019
Conservation groups have renewed calls for the State Government to take urgent action against WA’s biggest polluter, following revelations that Chevron’s ongoing failure to meet pollution control conditions at its Barrow Island LNG project...
Read More ShareNew WA 20-year logging agreement is a disgrace that must be revoked
April 04, 2019
Conservation groups have reacted with dismay and anger to the news that the McGowan Government has signed a new 20-year logging deal with the Morrison Government on the eve of an election, in a...
Read More ShareWave Park decision a win for wildlife and community
March 29, 2019
The state’s peak environment group has welcomed Lands Minister Ben Wyatt’s announcement that Crown Land will not be sold to the City of Melville to make way for a wave park, and has urged...
Read More ShareNew data shows WA LNG pollution rising out of control, preventing Australia meeting Paris targets
March 20, 2019
New data released by the State and Commonwealth Governments points to a major spike in carbon pollution from liquified natural gas (LNG) production in Western Australia, making WA LNG the primary driver of national...
Read More ShareRecycling Refund Act welcomed but scheme must not be run by beverage industry
March 18, 2019
Western Australia’s peak environment group has congratulated the McGowan Government and Environment Minister Stephen Dawson on the passage of legislation to establish a 10c recycling refund scheme for Western Australia, but warned that control...
Read More ShareFurther consultation on EPA climate policy is a call to arms for community
March 15, 2019
Western Australia’s peak environment group has said the community overwhelmingly supports action to control WA’s biggest polluters, and that it would continue to press for policies that would prevent new fossil fuel developments in...
Read More ShareClimate policy investment risk claims are baseless: experts
March 14, 2019
As the Premier prepares to meet with liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry representatives, Western Australia’s peak environment group has hit back at claims from the fossil fuel and mining industry that the new Environmental...
Read More ShareReport reveals EPA policy on carbon pollution would unlock thousands of new WA jobs
March 08, 2019
Independent analysis from RepuTex Energy has revealed that around 4,000 new jobs would be created in Western Australia’s land management, renewable energy, and other industries if the state government reinstated and strengthened conditions requiring...
Read More ShareNew EPA policy on climate change will deliver jobs and environmental benefits
March 07, 2019
Conservation groups have welcomed a new policy on climate change released today by the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), saying it will deliver very significant jobs and environmental benefits.
Read More SharePollution from one Chevron LNG plant will cancel out Morrison's taxpayer funded climate plan
February 26, 2019
One of Australia’s peak environment groups has labeled the Morrison Government’s climate plan an outrageous exercise in making taxpayers clean up rising pollution from the fossil fuel industry, revealing that emissions from just one...
Read More SharePlan for 5 million hectares of new conservation areas welcomed by community
February 20, 2019
New Government priorities contain strong environmental focus Western Australia’s peak environment group has strongly welcomed the inclusion of new and visionary conservation targets, as well as waste management and recycling goals, as part of...
Read More ShareHunter Valley coal ruling sets precedent for fracking and fossil fuel projects in WA
February 08, 2019
Western Australia’s leading environment group, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), has hailed the decision handed down today by a NSW court to reject a coal mine in the Hunter Valley on climate change...
Read More ShareOECD Review highlights need for action on pollution from WA gas processing
January 31, 2019
A newly-released OECD Review of Australia’s Environmental Performance has singled out WA’s growing LNG industry as a primary driver of Australia’s rising carbon pollution, noting that the ‘rapid increase in emissions’ from this sector...
Read More ShareFracking election commitment not met: analysis shows Inquiry fudged climate impacts
December 12, 2018
Western Australia’s peak environment group has released an analysis of the WA Fracking Inquiry’s findings on climate change and carbon pollution, revealing how the Inquiry used highly questionable assumptions to downplay the climate change...
Read More ShareTaskforce can unlock thousands of jobs by tackling LNG pollution
December 11, 2018
Western Australia’s peak environment group has called on the LNG Jobs Taskforce to focus on the huge job creation opportunities that are immediately available in WA, by LNG companies addressing their rapidly rising carbon...
Read More ShareWA climate change policy welcome, but it must address WA’s rising pollution
December 05, 2018
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed today’s announcement that the McGowan Government will develop a state climate change policy, recognising that Western Australia has an important role to play in addressing the...
Read More ShareREPORT CASTS DOUBT OVER THE VIABILITY OF THE MULGA ROCK URANIUM PROJECT
November 29, 2018
Vimy Resourceshas relied on heroic assumptions about prices, unfounded optimism about a booming nuclear industry, and has ignored regulatory risks and mine closure costs in its Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for the proposed Mulga...
Read More ShareReport reveals action on LNG pollution would unlock thousands of new jobs
November 28, 2018
The state’s peak environment group has released independent analysis from RepuTex Energy, revealing around 4,000 new jobs would be created in land management, renewable energy, and other industries if the state government reinstated and...
Read More ShareMcGowan urged not to break election promises on fracking and climate change
November 26, 2018
Conservation groups are urging Premier Mark McGowan to uphold his election commitments to undertake a ‘full analysis of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions’ from fracking, and to maintain the moratorium on fracking if it ‘contributed...
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