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Outstanding contribution to WA conservation recognised at peak body’s annual awards

Environment and conservation groups from across Western Australia have gathered in Fremantle for the 28th Annual Community Conservation Awards.

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'Writing on the wall' for gas expansion as IEA reiterates calls for no new fossil fuel sites

 

‘The golden age of gas’ is coming to an end, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has again urged a rapid move towards decarbonisation and investment in clean energy.

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New strategy to save little penguin colony on Penguin Island

 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is proud to launch a new initiative to protect the vulnerable little penguin population on Penguin Island, south of Perth.

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CCWA calls on Albanese to sign global methane pledge, tackle emissions

 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is one of 16 organisations across Australia to sign a joint statement, calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to commit to the Global Methane Pledge and take more action to tackle methane emissions.

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'No new extinctions' - CCWA welcomes federal government plan to protect vulnerable species

 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the federal government which will see 30 per cent of all land in Australia dedicated to conservation by the year 2030.

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CCWA welcomes state government interim targets - More still to do on emissions

 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed the creation of 3,600 additional hectares of nature reserve in Western Australia’s South-West.

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WA Uranium Free Charter calls on state government to ‘shut the door’ on uranium mining

 

Nineteen groups, representing hundreds of thousands of West Australians, have signed a joint statement against uranium mining in WA – one of the largest such statements ever made. 

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'A referendum on the future of fossil fuels’ – Record number of appeals against Woodside gas facility proposal

 

A controversial fossil fuel proposal in Western Australia has attracted a record number of appeals from the general public in what is being called ‘a referendum’ on the future of fossil fuels in the state.

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EPA recommends approval for Woodside gas facility extension – Conservation Council to appeal

 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has said it intends to appeal a recommendation by WA’s Environmental Protection Authority that Woodside’s proposed extension of the North West Shelf gas processing facility be approved by the State Government.

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CCWA welcomes state government interim targets - More still to do on emissions

 

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the WA State Government that will see emissions from all government agencies cut by 80 per cent below 2020 levels, by 2030.

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