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The Victorian election is a little over a month away and the campaign is heating up. While climate change is an under-reported issue at the state level, one place where it could have electoral impact...

Today Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced much needed rail improvements for Melbourne's regional rail network. This follows recent announcements from Matthew Guy's Victorian Liberals of important commitments to also improve the regional rail...

The transport sector is the second largest and fastest growing source of emissions. Will Australian governments take steps to rein in emissions from the aviation sector? Community climate champion, John Englart, explores.High speed rail...

What role might climate change play in the upcoming state election? Peter Gardner, a community climate champion from East Gippsland, explores. The following article originally published at Peter's blog.   Melbourne University energy hub senior adviser Simon...

What role might climate change impacts play in the upcoming state election? Peter Gardner, a community climate champion from East Gippsland explores. The following article originally published at Peter's blog.   I have briefly examined the electoral...

The day after the release of the latest IPCC report rattled just about everyone, Act On Climate gathered in the mezzanine above the FoE cafe. What followed was a really good, cathartic meeting. Tune...

Environment group Friends of the Earth welcome the Andrews government's announcement Geelong will now be home to Victoria's newest wind energy manufacturing facility, the Vestas Renewable Energy Hub.“This is exactly the kind of renewable...

Friends of the Earth has welcomed the decision by Planning Minister Richard Wynne to require a full Environmental Effects Statement (EES) for AGL’s gas import facility planned for Crib Point in Westernport Bay. It...

Victorian environment groups are renewing calls for the creation of new parks and reserves to protect native forests from logging after the release of an audit report revealing state owned logging agency VicForests has...

8 October 2018, Amsterdam and globally: Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched its Special Report on Global Warming at 1.5 degrees, Friends of the Earth International groups are mobilizing for equitable and ambitious climate action...