Walking away from net zero isn’t just a betrayal of future generations — it ignores what Australians want right now: strong, credible climate action.

"Australia has a choice," says Climate Councillor Tim Flannery. "We can keep approving new coal and gas projects that push us further from safety, or we can finally pass a law that protects our magnificent environment, creatures and people," he adds. https://bit.ly/4p7CkIO

Walking away from net zero aligns with more than 3°C of global heating and would spell disaster for Australia’s climate, economy, and household bills.

As the Federal Opposition drops its commitment to Australia’s net zero climate target, super typhoon Fung-Wong has wreaked havoc in the Philippines and is now hitting Taiwan as a tropical cyclone.

The Liberal-National Coalition's plan to abandon Australia’s net zero target is a plan to let climate change rip. It’s deadly negligence that would leave Australians facing more fires, floods and heatwaves, while hiking up power bills for Aussie families.

The Coalition's climate sabotage will cost every Australian if enacted. This is not what Australians want. The Coalition has taken weak climate policies to the last two elections and lost. If they keep ignoring voters, and the science, they’re heading for net zero seats.

The Fed Coalition's reported plan to abandon Aus’s net zero target is a dangerous retreat from reality. According to Climate Council research, abandoning net zero aligns with >3°C of global heating & would spell disaster for our climate, economy & household bills. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Beyond causing turmoil within the Federal Coalition, dropping net zero will likely bear a cost to Aussies. Not only from the $$ of more disasters due to worsening climate change, but also in near-term lost investment opportunity in our renewable energy future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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“Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,” says UN climate chief Simon Stiell. Addressing 200 countries at COP30, Mr Stiell implored governments to transition to a low-carbon economy - before it's too late. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today, the world's biggest annual climate summit - COP30 - is starting in Brazil. Ten years on from the COP21 Paris Climate Agreement, just how much has global climate action taken off? (Spoiler alert: we've done a lot! ☀️🌱🌏) #COP30 #climateaction

10 years since the world came together to commit to climate action under the Paris Agreement, leaders are again congregating at the global climate summit. Hosted near the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, COP30 has a focus on the issue of deforestation on climate change. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

This week the Government was asked why they haven't ruled out fast-tracking coal and gas projects under their environment law reforms. We're still waiting for an answer.

A confidential West Australian Government report has warned that fossil gas exports risk slowing Asia’s shift to clean energy. The findings directly contradict the Cook Government’s spin that Western Australian gas “cuts emissions overseas.”

Congratulations to New York City's Mayor-Elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 💪 We love to see a candidate put climate action front and centre – and the people get behind it! People power and climate action for the win! 💚

Can you please help us? 🙏 It takes just a few minutes to support the Climate Council by taking part in our community survey! Check it out here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DV2T8QQ?BS...

Households in NSW, South Australia, SE Qld will get at least 3 hours of power FREE each day under the Federal Labor Government's new solar share scheme. Even if you don't have solar panels!

The National Party has abandoned their target of net zero climate pollution by 2050. So what is net zero and why is it so important? Let’s get into it. www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/wh...

In case you wanted some costume inspo from the Climate Council 😉👻 Happy Halloween everyone!!

There are growing concerns that the increasingly violent language, aimed at landholders who host renewable energy infrastructure and workers, could turn to actual attacks. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

🫣🎃👻 But seriously - this is not good. "Until our environment laws confront climate change head-on, they’ll keep failing the people and places they’re meant to protect," said Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie.

“These reforms fail to tackle climate change – the biggest threat to our environment. You can’t protect the Great Barrier Reef while approving new coal projects which release billions of tonnes of climate pollution," said Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie. 🔗 in bio for more.

Labor will today table proposed reforms to Aus nature laws, aiming to have them passed before the end of 2025. With Labor needing support in the Senate & the Coalition still questioning our commitment to net zero, a deal with them could significantly weaken climate protections. climc.nl/3LeaDzK

Take that, fossil fuels! 🥊🥊🥊 Did you know that here in Australia, our main energy grid is already powered by more than 40% renewable energy? So let’s keep at it! 💚💚💚

Something wicked this way comes… and it’s not witches or ghosts - it’s single-use plastics!!! 🫣🫣🫣 These plastics are produced using climate-polluting fossil fuels, which are overheating our planet and worsening the impacts of climate change.

Our hearts are with all those affected in Jamaica right now. Forecasters have upgraded Hurricane Melissa to a category five storm - the maximum strength - anticipating that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

This week, Aussies have seen a number of extreme weather events; in QLD communities were without power, whilst wild rain lashed Victoria. These extreme weather events - driven by climate pollution from the burning of coal, oil and gas - are becoming more frequent & more damaging. bit.ly/4oGIO1o

Thinking of Jamaican friends as Hurricane Melissa expected to make landfall as Cat 4 or 5 "Catastrophic, life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides are expected through Tuesday" reports the Guardian

Aussies have installed 100,000 home batteries in just under four months! Even better - the capacity of household batteries registered since July 1 2025 enough to cover the average daily electricity consumption of almost 400,000 households🔋🤩 We love to see it 👏👏 reneweconomy.com.au/australians-...

One thing nearly all parties agree on - Aus's environment laws are broken & must be overhauled. While the Coalition seeks to de-prioritise protections for nature in proposed reforms, Labor's plan also fails to address the top threat to our environment; climate change. bit.ly/47rCsf8

One in six Aussie homes is at risk of flooding. The Govt can do more to protect us from the impacts of climate change - starting with urgently cutting our climate pollution. This is our best bet to protect our homes & communities from worsening extreme weather events like flooding rains & storms.

Is your suburb on this list? Climate change could be impacting the value of your home🏡 Pollution from coal, oil and gas is overheating our planet, supercharging extreme weather events like floods. Our new report with PropTrack shows flood risk is hitting these suburbs' home values hardest.

Heatwaves are known as a silent killer – they cause more deaths than any other extreme weather event in Australia combined, including bushfires, floods and cyclones. We must urgently slash our climate pollution to keep our communities safer.

[MEDIA RELEASE]: New analysis from Climate Council and PropTrack reveals that climate change is fuelling floods that put a $42bn dent in Aussie home values. Read more here: www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/42...

Climate pollution is supercharging flood disasters, and that’s costing us by: 🏡 smashing the value of flood-prone homes 🔧 causing repair and recovery costs to rise 💸 sky-rocketing insurance prices

It took 68 years to reach the first terawatt of solar power, then just two years to hit the second. ⚡🌞 To put that into context, 2TW is equal to the whole power capacity of India, the US, and the UK combined, and enough to power 1 billion households worldwide!

There are concerns the Northern Territory government is failing to monitor the health impacts of a sharp rise in toxic chemical emissions, linked to cancer and respiratory illnesses, from Inpex’s gas facility.

A Guardian Australia investigation has found a conservation charity known for its anti-renewables stance has made submissions to federal and state inquiries that name non-existent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm.

Hey Santos, have you heard about the risks posed by CLIMATE CHANGE?! 🤯

Wondering what summer has in store for us, weather-wise? According to the weather bureau, extreme heat is predicted nation-wide🥵 But due to a tug-of-war between different climate drivers, rain & fire forecasts are still uncertain, making it harder to prepare for potential disasters. bit.ly/4oturNU

India is the world’s 7th largest country by area, covering 3.2M sq km. Add another 0.5 million sq km- that’s how much of our planet burned in the 24-25 fire season. Per the new State of Wildfires report, these fires impacted 100M people globally & put $215B worth of homes + infrastructure at risk.

Australian tropical rainforest trees are the first found switching from being a carbon sink to an emissions source under extreme temperatures and drier conditions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/australian-tropical-rainforest-trees-switch-carbon-sink-emissions-source

You might know that Australia has set a climate target of 62-70% - that’s how much we’re aiming to reduce our climate pollution over the course of the next decade, compared to 2005 levels. How does that stack up against other countries around the world?

If you're feeling the sting of high gas and electricity prices, fossil fuel companies like Santos are a big part of the problem. Santos has been pushing up gas & power prices by siphoning gas off our Australian domestic energy market to export overseas. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

A new study from a group of scientists, including Climate Council fellow Dr Wesley Morgan, has found a way to calculate the climate impact of individual fossil fuel projects. We must urgently cut climate pollution to ensure a safer future for vulnerable communities and generations to come.

Scientists can now calculate how climate pollution emitted by specific fossil fuel projects exacerbates risks like heat-related deaths. Climate Council fellow Dr Wesley Morgan is part of a research team who have determined how much an individual fossil fuel project warms the planet. bit.ly/4nSaYqb

⚡️ For the first time ever, renewable energy has generated more electricity worldwide than coal, a HUGE win in cutting global climate pollution! Driven by record solar and wind growth, this milestone marks a global shift toward renewable power and away from climate-wrecking fossil fuels.

Modelling by the Grattan Inst finds that cutting climate pollution from electricity generation - in line with reaching net zero by 2050 - will nearly halve average household energy costs. Read more about how the renewable energy transition means major savings for Aussies here: http://bit.ly/4hdVlXG

The Queensland Government's energy roadmap, released today, is a fast lane to worsening climate impacts. Queensland is already Australia’s most disaster-prone state, with climate change fuelling more intense floods, cyclones, bushfires and heatwaves.

Keen to chat about climate change but not sure where to start? Here are three simple language swaps to make your climate conversations more effective, accessible and impactful. Start the conversation today, and inspire your friends and family to support a safer climate future for all Australians.