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HVO coal extension: The coal price that assumes Paris fails
The operators of the HVO coal mine say the Paris Agreement will deal with the emissions from burning coal. But its business case depends on the Paris Agreement failing.
Rubbery figures: the NT Government's "$17 billion in economic value” and “13,000 jobs" Beetaloo gas claims don’t stack up
This week the NT Government has been spruiking the first gas flows coming from fracking in the Beetaloo Basin – claiming that development of the Beetaloo is “forecast to generate more than $17 billion in economic value over the next two decades and support more than 13,000 jobs by 2040”. But a closer look at the numbers reveals they are cherry-picked and misconstrued from a nine-year-old report.
BHP banks surging profits while receiving over half a billion dollars in diesel rebates
Mining giant BHP has reported an after-tax profit of US$9.83 billion – a 9% increase on the previous year – while at the same time pocketing around $548 million in rebates under the Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) Scheme, annual financial results released today show.
What we told the Climate Change Authority about Australia's progress
We set out reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism to deliver and amplify Australia's emissions reduction targets, and why those targets will stay out of reach while fuel subsidies and new fossil fuel approvals pull in the opposite direction.
The harms and costs of the HVO coal extension far outweigh its benefits
Extending two Hunter Valley coal mines would risk breaching Australia's international obligations, undermine the NSW net zero target, and rest on proponent-funded modelling that overstates the benefits while ignoring over 99.9% of its climate costs.
Conflicting Signals: How diesel rebates to big polluters are undermining the Safeguard Mechanism
Diesel rebates under the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme are costing the Australian government billions a year – and undermining its own flagship policy for cutting industrial emissions.
FOI files reveal NT Government failed to act on doctors’ warnings of LNG cancer risk for nearly two years
A letter from senior doctors at Darwin’s main hospital – warning the Territory’s Chief Minister about the health risks of carcinogenic emissions from LNG processing near populated areas – was left with no meaningful action for two years.
Woodside's "independent" Browse report overstates benefits and ignores potentially hundreds of billions in climate costs
A Deloitte report commissioned by Woodside exaggerates the economic benefits of the Browse to North West Shelf gas project and excludes colossal climate costs.
UN vote confirms protecting the climate is a legal obligation, not a choice
In New York last week, Australia voted alongside 140 other countries in support of a resolution at the UNGA, effectively adopting the ICJ’s conclusions as a statement of Australia's international obligations.
Submission: Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill
Carbon offsetting must remain a limited tool, reserved for genuinely residual emissions after all feasible emissions reductions have been achieved.
The ICJ’s climate opinion raises the bar for Australian boardrooms: directors of fossil fuel and emissions-intensive companies face increasing exposure on climate risk
A new joint legal Opinion has concluded that the ICJ Opinion is driving legal and regulatory developments that heighten climate-related risks for fossil fuel and other emissions-intensive companies in Australia, which may raise the standard of care expected of directors of those companies.
Latest Safeguard Mechanism data shows Australia’s centrepiece climate policy is primarily a clearinghouse for low-integrity offsets
The latest data published by the CER shows industrial emitters relying heavily on the use of offsets to meet emissions reductions under the Safeguard Mechanism, rather than investing in long-term, systemic reductions in onsite emissions.
How Woodside uses a consultancy report to deflect responsibility for its emissions
Woodside Energy has cited a consultancy report it commissioned when countering scientific research linking its Scarborough project to climate-related deaths and coral bleaching. We asked for the full methodology. We got no reply. But even from what little has been made public, the integrity issues are clear.
How Australia values future lives at just 3 cents on the dollar
Australia's 7% discount rate makes future climate benefits worth nearly nothing in cost-benefit analysis. While peer countries update their frameworks, Australia's 37-year-old guidance remains "under review" after 2.5 years.
Climate litigation is democracy at work, not a ‘misuse’ of the courts
Public interest litigation plays a critical role in enhancing accountability and is critical to a healthy, functioning democracy. It is a legitimate role of the courts to hold powers to account, and all people have the right to bring cases. It's irresponsible for industry to attempt to undermine this core function of our democracy.
Can you spot the BCA’s Statistical Spin?
Datawashing is particularly harmful because it quietly shapes decisions. By the time a graph reaches a minister’s desk, its assumptions are often invisible – but its conclusions can carry enormous weight. In 2023, the Business Council of Australia used this graph – produced by consultancy ACIL Allen – to lobby the Federal Government during the Future Gas Strategy consultation.
Dirty Data: How coal and gas money fueled 2025 election campaigns
Climate Integrity is calling for an end to political donations from the fossil fuel industry as the latest Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) data shows millions of dollars from coal and gas companies and lobby groups funded election campaigns in the lead up to the 2025 Federal election.
2026–27 Budget: It’s time to start phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
Climate Integrity recommends that the Australian Government phases out the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme, ending an effective fossil fuel subsidy that is provided primarily to emissions-intensive industries.
Junk carbon offset scheme too good to be true for EV and solar owners
A new carbon credit platform, Aetium, appears to be misleading consumers about the environmental benefits of its carbon credit scheme.
Looking back: Our 2025 Headlines
Last year we pushed hard for ambitious and transparent climate action. And the media paid attention.