We, as a nation, have already implemented many strategies to go help improvise the state of climate change impacting the environment in a negative way.

The existence and advancements we now have in our world today impacts our everyday life in one or many ways, be it direct or indirect.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the foremost legislation in place protecting Australia’s rich and diverse natural environment.

Australia’s Nature Positive Plan is an umbrella name that represents the government’s commitment to reform Australia’s environmental protection laws to better protect and manage the environment.

Environmental lawyers are lawyers who specialise in environmental legislation and case law to advocate for the protection of communities and the environment.

Climate change litigation has been on the rise globally, with over 1,000 new cases filed since 2015, indicating a significant increase.

As global leaders brace for Trump’s potential return to the White House in November, many anticipate the several, indirect, but significant effects on environmental laws.

Some scientists hypothesize that human impact on the world is so great that we have entered a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene.

We live in an increasingly interconnected world. At the forefront of 21st century legal development is the field of international law.

The tension is palpable as the Senate inquiry looms.

Why are they so important?

What do we think? Is the government doing enough, or do they need to do more? Will this even work?