Australian carbon market confusion as offsets take another hit
17 Feb 2023
The Australian Climate Council has called for the federal government to push to pause on new coal and gas projects as debate intensifies over Labor’s proposed safeguard mechanism reforms and as the credibility of carbon offset schemes is once again cast into doubt.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Climate Council proposes approvals for new fossil fuel projects be put on hold until a beefed up Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act can properly assess new polluting projects
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As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk
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As damage from climate change intensifies, political change overseas is threatening Australia’s ability to track what’s happening now, and predict what will happen next.
UN climate chief urges Australia to 'go big' on 2035 emissions target
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One of the world's top climate diplomats has urged the federal government to commit to an ambitious 2035 target to cut carbon emissions, saying Australia can reap "colossal" economic rewards if it embraces clean energy.
Toxic algae are turning South Australia’s coral reefs into underwater graveyards
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Since March, a harmful algal bloom, fueled by a marine heat wave, has been choking South Australia’s coastline.
The ICJ’s ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations
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Torres Strait leaders lost their landmark case. How can governments be held to account on climate?
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Experts and advocates say it’s time for the law to change after judge says matters based on climate policy cannot be decided by courts.
Rio Tinto urges Albanese govt to reimpose carbon tax, boost green energy subsidies
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The mining giant has used it’s submission to the Productivity Commission ahead of the Albanese government’s economic roundtable to lobby for the re-imposition of a carbon pricing scheme and bolstered green energy subsidies.
Indigenous elders lose landmark climate battle against Australian government
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The Australian government has won a landmark climate case against residents of islands under siege from the impacts of climate change.
Warmer seas fuel dangerous ‘weather bomb’ in New South Wales
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If the storm shapes up as predicted, we can expect to see damage to houses and trees as well as significant beach erosion – especially in heavily populated areas exposed to the storm’s southern flank.
Australia's red meat industry drops 2030 carbon neutral goal
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An Australian livestock industry body said on Tuesday it had abandoned its goal to make the sector, a significant emitter of planet-warming methane, carbon neutral by 2030 but that reducing emissions would remain a priority.
How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine
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How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine, if Australians’ recent experience of more extreme weather and natural disasters — driven by a hotter climate — are an indication, because the past is no longer a reliable guide to the future.
