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LNP regional conservation plans could accelerate approval for destructive projects
Posted by · 15 Mar 2022
The LNP have announced they want to spend $128 million to introduce regional conservation plans. Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) are concerned this could be another attempt to erode environmental protections for threatened...
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Nearly 14% of land cleared in Queensland in 2018-2019 was koala habitat
Posted by · 14 Mar 2022
Analysis by The Wilderness Society (TWS) of data from the Queensland Government’s Statewide Landcover and Trees Survey (SLATS) showed that nearly 14% of the 680,688 hectares (ha) of land cleared in Queensland...
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Queensland Renewable Industry Races Ahead but Target Falls Short
Posted by · 10 Mar 2022
New analysis has found that Queensland’s accelerating renewable energy pipeline is on track to supply 50 per cent of the State’s electricity demand by 2025, five years ahead of the State Government...
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Queensland flood victims deserve recognition of new climate science from our political leaders 
Posted by · 4 Mar 2022
Queensland flood victims deserve recognition of new climate science from our political leaders  The Queensland floods demonstrate the impacts of climate change are worsening. A warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapour,...
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Cape York Peninsula acquisition is welcome addition to First Nations’ land ownership and management
Posted by · 24 Feb 2022
The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) welcomes today’s announcement by Minister for the Environment, Meaghan Scanlon, about the purchase of Bramwell Station, the latest acquisition under the Cape York Tenure Resolution Program.  Jon...
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Acquisition of pastoral station for new national park welcomed by peak conservation groups

Posted by · 7 Feb 2022
On Saturday, Meaghan Scanlon, Minister for the Environment & The Great Barrier Reef, announced the acquisition of The Lakes pastoral station, located 460 km west of Townsville as  part of the Government’s...
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Unreliable coal and gas power leaving Queensland vulnerable to high prices and outages
Posted by · 1 Feb 2022
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has forecast high risk of blackouts this evening. Soaring temperatures and humidity are likely to drive up electricity demand as Queenslanders desperately seek relief in air...
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Deforestation doubles in Queensland according to new data
Posted by · 11 Jan 2022
30 December 2021 Double the previous report, the Queensland Government has just revealed that 680 688 hectares of Queensland’s forest and woodland has been destroyed between July 2018 and June 2019 according...
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Throwing good money after bad: Bowen Basin Gas pipeline would blow out efforts toward net zero
Posted by · 6 Jan 2022
Queensland Conservation Council has called out Minister for Resources, Scott Stewart, for today saying a gas pipeline in the Bowen Basin would deliver meaningful progress towards Queensland’s net zero target by 2050. ...
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Labor’s climate target shows Queensland needs more investment and ambition to secure future

Posted by · 3 Dec 2021
Queensland Conservation Council Director Dave Copeman says that Labor’s announcement of a 43% emissions reduction is an important step, but still lagging most states, our international trading partners and our Paris Agreement...
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