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Labor to reshape carbon credit committee as Coalition-appointed members resign

Climate change minister Chris Bowen has accepted the resignation of three members of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen shares draft climate bill as independents and Greens turn up heat for more ambitious action

Greens call for moratorium on new oil and gas projects as some independents urge Labor not to rush major policy for political reasons

The Guardian - AU

Labor to remake carbon credit committee after three controversial Coalition appointments resign

A major cleanout of Coalition-appointed members of a committee overseeing emissions reductions in Australia has seen three resignations, including the chair.

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Breaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal

New agreement to fast-track climate solutions signed as countries underscore need for diversified supply chains

The Guardian - AU

Speedy renewable energy transition will boost national and economic security, Australia and US say

Australia and the US call for the acceleration of the renewable energy transition as a form of insurance, arguing that no country has ever been "held hostage" over access to the wind or sun.

ABC News

Coalition allowed emissions from Queensland coalmine to more than double without penalty

Baseline increase for Anglo American’s Grosvenor mine prompts calls for Labor to overhaul safeguard mechanism

The Guardian - AU

Dispersal order granted in Oldham after string of 'retaliation' incidents linked to assault on teen

Officers have been given increased stop and search powers

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Restaurant attack linked to teen's assault and 'retaliation' incidents in Oldham as police chief appeals for calm

Police have made three arrests and revealed officers were now 'seeking a number of other individuals'

Manchester Evening News

Australia's energy transformation is ramping up, but there are major challenges ahead

The Labor government has a plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the grid to 82 per cent by 2030, but many experts and investors say reaching that will not be possible without a major upgrade of the poles and wires that transport that power around the grid.

ABC News

As Labor enacts its emissions reduction target, will the climate truce survive?

War can easily resume once the honeymoon ends and Chris Bowen begins turning election promises into regulations

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Pacific islands may pull troubled Australian boats, Ukraine retakes Snake Island, carbon credit review

Friday: Serious defects have been found in patrol boats provided as part of $2.1bn Pacific security deal. Plus: the top things to do to escape winter blues

The Guardian - AU

We blew the whistle on Australia's central climate policy. Here's what a new federal government probe must fix

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen is today expected to announce a much anticipated review of Australia’s carbon credit scheme, known as the Emissions Reduction Fund.

The Conversation

'We're going to need it': HumeLink project could be online earlier than expected

The Australian Energy Market Operator's roadmap for the national electricity market identified HumeLink as one five major transmission projects which should be progressed "as urgently as possible".

The Canberra Times

Former Australian chief scientist to head review of carbon credit scheme after whistleblower revelations

Climate change minister to announce Prof Ian Chubb will lead six-month probe of scheme labelled ‘largely a sham’ by one expert

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What Australia’s power grid urgently needs for ‘once-in-a-century transformation’ away from fossil fuels

Most likely scenario to reach net zero by 2050 projects all coal-fired power plants exit by 2043, according to market operator

The New Daily

Emissions talks with crossbenchers under way as Bowen leaves door open to change

Chris Bowen stated Labor’s target of reducing emissions by 43 per cent was not capped – now acknowledging climate cuts may go deeper.

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen to announce review of carbon credits system after expert labelled it a ‘fraud’

Climate change minister says inquiry needed as carbon offset scheme is integral to target of 43% emissions reduction by 2030

The Independent UK

Australia prioritizes reducing emissions and cheaper EVs

Australia’s new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative agenda when Parliament sits next month for the first time since the May 21 election, with bills to enshrine a cut in greenhouse gas emissions and make electric cars cheaper

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Abuse survivor speaks of grooming horror during fiery debate over damning child sexual exploitation report

Boos, shouts of 'liars' and banging on tables - the public reacted angrily to the findings of Oldham's sexual abuse review

The Guardian - AU

Paying coal and gas plants to supply back-up energy a ‘retrograde step’, Clean Energy Council says

‘It’s the wrong policy debate at the wrong time,’ industry says of capacity mechanism

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: voters back minimum wage rise but divided on Labor’s climate target

A third of respondents think Albanese should adopt a more ambitious emissions target, while nearly half blame the Coalition’s climate wars for the energy crisis

The Independent UK

Australian data: Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021

Australia’s new government has blamed the previous administration’s inaction for an increase in the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions last year

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s emissions climbed in Coalition’s final year as transport and fossil fuels wiped out gains during Covid

New data shows carbon pollution rose 0.8% in 2021 as manufacturing, agriculture and gas bounced back from pandemic lockdowns

AAP

Emissions rising in Australia, data shows

Australia increased its greenhouse emissions by 0.8 per cent in 2021, which the climate change minister blames on the coalition's policy delay and denial.

AAP

Energy market suspension set to be lifted

The Australian Energy Market Operator says the suspension of the wholesale electricity spot market will end on Friday afternoon.

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