This report argues that the expansion in the exploitation of fossil fuel resources that Australia is planning goes against the global efforts to combat climate change and is not consistent with the global energy transition required to meet the Paris Agreement goals.

Key Facts: Electricity emissions contribute a third of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit requires that coal fired electricity be phased out by around 2030 in developed countries including Australia. Coal accounts for 62% of electricity generation in Australia, helping make it one of the most polluting electricity grids in the...

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has commissioned design and data experts from the Australian National University (ANU) to break down existing climate modeling projections across Australia’s 151 Lower House federal electorates. This report assesses which federal electorates would be most affected.

This research by Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) aims to develop a set of principles for a healthy democracy. It is a summary of the issues facing Australian democracy today that ACF’s internal and external stakeholders have identified as being the most important.

The burden of air pollution rests disproportionately on the shoulders of poorer Australians. This report shows 90% of polluting facilities reported in the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) are in postcodes with low-middle weekly household incomes.