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The Andrews government has announced its long-awaited and highly-anticipated interim Emissions Reduction Targets. It committed to reduce emissions by 28-33 percent below 2005 levels by 2025 and 45-50 percent by 2030.Friends of the Earth...

BIG NEWS: The Andrews government has announced that Victoria will reduce its emissions by 45-50 percent by 2030.Friends of the Earth and allies such as Environment Victoria campaigned to secure science-based climate targets for Victoria...

MEDIA RELEASE - 2 MAY 2021Friends of the Earth response to Victorian Emissions Reduction Targets announcement: The Andrews government has announced Victoria’s climate strategy including Emissions Reduction Targets of 28-33 percent below 2005 levels...

At a recent meeting with Friends of the Earth, Taungurung Nira-Balluck Elder, Uncle Larry Walsh highlighted concerns over clearfelling of his traditional country by VicForests. Several coupes have already been cut in the Snobs...

Friends of the Earth say that communities are looking to the Victorian government to show greater leadership on climate after Prime Minister Scott Morrison failed to hit the reset button at President Joe Biden's...

MEDIA RELEASE: 23 April 2021Communities look to Vic govt for climate leadership as Morrison fails to hit reset button at Biden Climate SummitFriends of the Earth say that communities are looking to the Victorian...

If approved, the Delburn wind farm proposed by local developer OSMI will be the first wind project built in the Latrobe Valley, currently home to Victoria’s ageing coal-fired power stations.  It will create local...

South Gippsland Shire have recently issued a permit amendment on a 24 ha works authority area, on Council owned bushland on Lavers Hill part of the Hoddle Range.  The site is located approximately 2.5km...

  “We’ve got a problem, we’re going to have less water, so what do we do? Mechanise the river and extract more. ... It’s not the way to address a drying future.” - Mel...

This week we are joined by Anna Langford from Friends of the Earth's Act on Climate collective to talk about the People's Climate Strategy - a bold project that crowdsourced climate solutions from the...