Events // Climate & Energy
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November 2024
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Ending fossil fuel subsidies should be the first order for any government serious about fairness and climate action. These subsidies cost Australians $14.5 billion in 2023-24, more than the nation spends on the army or the air force. Not only do these subsidies reduce government’s ability to fund services, but they make polluting fuels cheaper
December 2024
Climate Obligations on Trial
On Tuesday 3 December, in the early hours of our morning, the Australian Government will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, to provide an oral pleading to inform the ICJ’s advisory opinion on States’ obligations to address climate change under international law. How did we get here? In April 2023, spearheaded