Environment and climate change

A bold energy reform plan.

The Victorian Government's emissions reduction target is a number with a lot riding on it.

Submission on Victoria’s emissions reduction target for 2035

While some funding toward emergency resilience has been provided in the Budget, it doesn’t go far enough in the current

Should the clean energy revolution only be for the benefit of the already well-off? We think not.

ANALYSIS The Victorian Government is being urged to plant more trees and build more parks in Melbourne’s west. Green spaces

VCOSS submission on the Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap consultation

VCOSS feedback on the Health and Human Services Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan

VCOSS feedback on the Education and Training Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan

Communities impacted by the Black Summer bushfires will benefit from investment in essential services.

Air pollution is a severe threat to children and people already experiencing ill-health or disadvantage.

Customers in embedded networks are not covered by the same consumer protections and entitlements to assistance as other households.

Everybody needs a home that stays cool in summer and warm in winter.

The VDO is a critical measure to improve energy affordability in Victoria.

A world some people can access money-saving tech and others can't is a world of growing inequality.

Simple measures like energy efficient appliances can make a huge difference to household budgets and to people’s quality of life,

Climate change is, among other things, an unconscionable assault on the poor.

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There are four things Victoria must do to ensure everyone can stay safe and well as our climate changes.

New, clean energy is non-negotiable if we’re going to prevent the worst of climate change and reduce power bills over