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Andrews govt emissions cuts must limit warming to 1.5°C to protect Victorian communities from climate impactsFriends of the Earth says emissions cuts to limit global warming to 1.5°C will be needed from the Andrews...

The countdown to climate action continues. The Victorian government has until March 31 next year to set the state's first interim Emissions Reduction Targets. With the shock re-election of Scott Morrison our campaign to...

Environment group Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrews government’s funding for the $1.3 billion Solar Homes program and says the $545 million down payment creates a platform for a heavy lift on climate...

Victorian Minister for Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio has visited Inverloch—an emerging frontline of the crisis—to survey dramatic coastal erosion from intensifying storm surges and rising sea levels. Act on Climate can confirm the Minister’s fact-finding...

The Victorian Greens have written to Treasurer Tim Pallas to call on the upcoming state budget to deliver for climate and environment. After a confronting summer in which we have seen record-breaking heatwaves, damaging bushfires, continuing...

The countdown to climate action has begun.The Victorian government has until March 31 next year to set the state's first short- and mid- term Emissions Reduction Targets and we're not wasting any time.Friends of...

The Victorian Labor government has licence to take bold and ambitious action on climate change. New polling commissioned by The Australia Institute has uncovered a high degree of community acceptance of the urgency of...

On Wednesday 10 April, Victoria’s Minister for Agriculture, Regional Development, and Resources Jaclyn Symes gave her inaugural address to the Rural Press Club. Friends of the Earth’s Act on Climate collective was there to...

Environment group Friends of the Earth have welcomed news of a large-scale wind and battery hub proposed for a timber plantation in southwest Victoria, saying it could be a key plank of Victoria's efforts...

Environment group Friends of the Earth Melbourne are pleased to see an new wind farm proposed for the Latrobe Valley and say the project shows state efforts to tackle climate change are gaining momentum.The...