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WWF: $15 billion reconstruction fund must deliver wins for people and nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is calling on the Australian government to use its $15bn National Reconstruction Fund to support innovations that will...

29 March 2023

Federal Budget 2023-24 could shape Australia’s future in the global energy transition

The Business Council of Australia, Australian Council of Trade Unions, World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation are...

14 March 2023

Australian jurisdictions see major progress in race to become a renewable superpower

New South Wales has risen to first place in Australia’s race to becoming a renewable energy superpower, while the Australian Government made the greatest...

5 December 2022

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Budget takes positive steps towards regenerating Australia

The Australian Government has taken positive steps towards addressing climate change and halting biodiversity loss with last night’s federal budget, said the...

26 October 2022

WWF: Queensland’s energy plan must go for gold

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia welcomes Queensland’s energy and jobs plan as a once-in-a-century investment to make the state a global renewable...

28 September 2022

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Climate bill lays the foundation for effective climate action

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed Australia’s new climate change legislation as a foundation to build effective climate action this decade.

8 September 2022

Act now to create a renewable export industry

Australia could create 395,000 new jobs and generate $89 billion in new trade by 2040 through investment in renewable energy exports. This is greater than the...

7 September 2022

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Queensland can halve its carbon emissions and create 87,000 new jobs by lifting climate ambitions

A new report released today has found that Queensland can at least halve its domestic carbon emissions by 2030 and create 87,000 new jobs across new industries...

2 August 2022

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IPCC report highlights urgent need to scale up climate solutions to tackle rising emissions

A powerful new report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sets out the solutions that can limit global warming by transforming...

5 April 2022

WWF welcomes investment in clean energy jobs for the Hunter

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the announcement of a $550 million “future industries” package by the NSW Government, focused on creating...

19 February 2022

WWF-Australia welcomes ALP’s commitments to help Australia become a renewables superpower

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed Labor’s climate policy as a “step in the right direction” toward Australia becoming a renewable export...

3 December 2021

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Tasmania, NSW and South Australia leading the way in race to become a renewable superpower

Tasmania, NSW and South Australia have taken the podium in the country’s race to become a renewable energy superpower, according to the second instalment of...

27 November 2021