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Carbon dioxide reaches levels never seen by humans

Feature Story | 14 May, 2013 at 10:20

The levels of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. The last time levels were this high global average temperatures eventually reached 3 or 4C° higher than now, the polar...

Over 10,000 people stand in solidarity for action against coal

Feature Story | 1 May, 2013 at 9:32

On Wednesday 24 April, an international team of six activists boarded a fully-loaded coal ship bound for South Korea as it left the Great Barrier Reef.

Greenpeace activists board a coal ship off the Great Barrier Reef

Video | 24 April, 2013 at 15:09

This morning six volunteers boarded a bulk carrier filled with thermal coal, leaving Australia bound for Asia. We did this because Australia's coal exports are the nation’s greatest contribution to climate change and plans are underway to roughly...

Future Risk

Report | 1 December, 2012 at 13:30

The increased risk of catastrophic bushfires due to climate change