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Why you’ll be hearing more about real zero in 2025
Despite the Trump administration sucking all the air out of climate conversations right now, real zero is still going to be the talk of 2025.
Looking back on 2024
It has been a significant year for climate accountability around the world. Here’s what Climate Integrity achieved in 2024.
Net Zero is a loophole and Australian businesses are exploiting it
Why Australia needs to establish a framework for the sustainable and ethical use of carbon dioxide removals.
Welcome first step in mandatory reporting, but financial disclosures alone won’t increase ambition and accountability
New climate disclosure laws are a welcome first step in mandatory reporting, but financial disclosures alone won’t increase climate ambition and accountability
The government plan to provide legal immunity from greenwashing
The new climate disclosure regime proposed by the government includes a problematic three-year immunity period, where no legal action is able to be brought against corporations greenwashing in their climate disclosures.
Media Release: Government must support proposal to close loophole in climate disclosures bill
Climate Integrity welcomes the proposed amendments that would see the legal immunity for corporations reduced from three-years to one.
Media Release: Report warns of legal risks for top Australian companies lobbying against climate action
New report warns of legal risks to Australian companies lobbying against climate action
Submission: Targets, Pathways and Progress
The authority should be using its unique advisory opportunity to increase Australia’s whole-of-economy ambition beyond our current targets and strive for leadership towards 1.5 by modeling targets, sector pathways and advice in line with the latest science that ensures Australia is contributing fairly to global emissions reduction obligations.
Submission: Mandatory climate disclosures
Mechanisms for holding corporations to account for making misleading statements about their climate action are critical for encouraging best-practice climate action plans and science-based emissions reductions.
Warning shot fired at airlines over greenwashing
A new landmark legal ruling is a warning shot for airlines that claim to be on a path to net zero emissions with no a credible plan to get there.
Media Release: New Study Finds Corporate Net Zero Plans Failing to Meet International Standards
New Study Finds Corporate Net Zero Plans Failing to Meet International Standards
Submission: Australia needs an ambition-raising regulatory landscape
Climate-related financial disclosures should be driving meaningful business action that is science-aligned to ensure real progress towards global 2030 emission reduction goals.
Submission: Voluntary action alone is not enough to drive business climate action
Voluntary action can be useful in determining the leaders from the laggards, but should not be used as the baseline for business climate action.