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Victoria’s Nuclear Power Inquiry
August 15, 2019
Responding to the announcement that a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry will investigate the suitability of nuclear power, Dr Jim Green, national anti-nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia, said: “Nuclear power has priced itself...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAnother step forward for Vic’s renewable energy transition: VRET bill in Parliament
August 13, 2019
Friends of the Earth Melbourne welcome the Andrews government announcement it will today introduce legislation to increase Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 percent by 2030, saying its a clear step forward for...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFederal bully effort on gas an attempt to hide policy failure
August 06, 2019
Friends of the Earth media release. August 6, 2019. The Federal Government has stepped up its attempt to bully NSW and Victoria into opening up new gas fields. “This is part of a long...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCoal power plant owner sooks about climate & energy policy
August 05, 2019
The owner of Australia's dirtiest power plant, EnergyAustralia, has taken to the Murdoch press to sook about state climate and energy policy. The company is claiming that its power plant in Yallourn might close...
Read More Add your reaction ShareBusting Victoria’s Gas Myths
August 03, 2019
Victoria is feeling the impacts of the climate crisis now. In 2019 alone we have experienced dangerous heatwaves and bushfires across the state, crushing droughts, severe weather, and coastal erosion already eating away our...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate Update: Momentum builds for ambitious emissions cuts
August 01, 2019
The countdown to climate action continues. The Andrews government has less than eight months to set the state’s first interim Emissions Reduction Targets.With climate deniers in the Federal Coalition and Murdoch media stalling climate...
Read More Add your reaction ShareTransforming Victoria: Creating jobs while cutting emissions
July 30, 2019
A ‘green new deal’ proposal for a Fair and Just Transition from Friends of the Earth There is an urgent climate imperative to transform our economy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report (2018)...
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July 23, 2019
Transforming Victoria – creating jobs while cutting emissions. The Victorian economy is changing rapidly, and unless we have a plan for managing the transition, it will be people in affected industries who will bear...
Read More Add your reaction ShareParliamentary Inquiry into Community Climate Action
July 16, 2019
The Victorian Parliament’s Environment & Planning Committee has announced an inquiry into community climate action. It will investigate what urban, regional, and rural communities are doing to tackle the climate crisis and how the...
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