Updated Reef 2050 fails to acknowledge “the elephant in the room”
The updated draft Reef 2050 Plan, released today, acknowledges that for the Reef to survive, global temperatures need to be limited to 1.5°C above...
19 August 2020
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Accelerating the ISP could make Australia a renewable export powerhouse
WWF-Australia has welcomed the release of a 20-year development plan for Australia’s electricity market but warned it doesn’t go far enough or fast enough to...
30 July 2020
From COVID to Climate: When ambition becomes contagious
Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the perfect example of an ‘ambition loop’ in action - a virtuous cycle where businesses, policymakers, NGOs...
24 July 2020
WWF report: bus and battery-led COVID-19 recovery could generate 100,000+ jobs
A clean stimulus package could generate over 100,000 jobs and rebuild Australia’s economy post COVID-19, according to a new report commissioned by the World...
7 June 2020
Building a stronger and cleaner post-pandemic Australia
Our diverse organisations together call for support for COVID economic recovery to urgently stimulate jobs and to rebuild a sustainable and strong economy.
25 May 2020
70 Australian organisations make the switch to renewable energy
Seventy leading Australian organisations have made the switch to renewable energy in the past two years and procured nearly 2.3GW of electricity – enough to...
19 November 2019
WWF: Australia can transform land use to tackle greenhouse gas
The IPCC’s new report, approved overnight, calls for all nations to transform the way land is managed because agriculture, forestry and other land use produces...
8 August 2019
Statement of WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman on Adani
WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O'Gorman says the approval of the Adani mine fails to respond to the strong scientific evidence that we must limit global warming to...
14 June 2019
Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre launches
Large Australian organisations looking to switch to renewable energy will now be able to turn to Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre .
17 October 2018
WWF: Origin Energy target success should inspire other energy companies
WWF-Australia today congratulated Origin Energy for becoming the first Australian company to have its carbon emissions reduction target validated as...
15 December 2017
WWF backs “Tinder” for the renewable energy industry
A new global online matchmaking platform – described as being like a dating site for the renewable energy industry has just been launched.
9 March 2017
AEMO interim report confirms storms triggered SA blackouts
Preliminary report confirms that a massive transmission failure caused by catastrophic storms were the primary reason for the recent power failures in South...
5 October 2016