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Australia pledges to cut methane by 30 pct

Australia has pledged to slash potent methane emissions by 30 per cent by the end of the decade.

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Renewable energy projects fast-tracked

Tasmanian and Victorian renewable energy projects have been fast-tracked with additional funding in an attempt to lower power prices for consumers.

AAP

‘Rewiring the nation’: Albanese and Andrews governments to jointly fund renewable energy zones

$1.5bn agreement includes plan to fast-track regulatory processes to support ‘rapid’ development of Victoria’s offshore wind industry

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Northern Territory government opens door for oil and gas companies to buy international offsets, policy reveals

Oil and gas companies will be allowed to buy Commonwealth-approved international offsets as a way to keep producing emissions, a Northern Territory government policy has revealed.

ABC News

Labor ramps up pressure on gas industry as energy prices rise but stops short of price caps

Unions accuse resource minister Madeline King of signing ‘dud deal’ with multinational gas companies

The Guardian - AU

Businesses lobby for carbon tariffs as Labor says Australia is ‘back in the game’ on climate

Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers to attend meeting of Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action in Washington this week

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton issues dire warning as race to renewables tightens

Australians may have to choose between “heating” and “eating” next year, said Peter Dutton, as seeks to tie the government's renewables plan to rising bills.

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Albanese government’s climate plans face hurdle as experts criticise carbon market reforms

The Australia Institute concerned safeguard mechanism changes may create ‘perverse incentive’ for emissions intensive projects

The Guardian - AU

Ex-CSIRO chair tempers green hydrogen hype

The amount of renewable energy needed to make hydrogen is huge and questions remain about whether it will become a key export, a former chair of the CSIRO says.

AAP

Push to strip nuclear power ban after subs

Nationals senator Matt Canavan is pushing to overturn a ban on nuclear energy in Australia saying the industry needed time to grow before an energy crisis hits.

AAP

Changes needed to drive electric car use

The federal government has released a discussion paper on improving the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia, where new sales are relatively low.

AAP

National electric vehicle plan kicks into gear

Consultation is underway on a plan to turbocharge the shift to electric vehicles.

The Canberra Times

The safeguard mechanism: Australia’s emissions trading scheme in all but name

From the time it was created, the mechanism has been subject to obfuscation. Labor is about to try and make it work, but it won’t be smooth sailing

The Guardian - AU

Free carbon credits could threaten Australia’s emission reduction targets, Labor’s advisers warn

RepuTex says safeguard mechanism could hand free credits to big industrial polluters and lock in fossil fuel production

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Australia is pushing to host a Cop meeting – if successful it would be forced to ramp up climate action

Winning the 2024 climate talks could pressure Australia to rejoin the Green Climate Fund, increase its 2035 emissions target, and ditch new coal and gas developments

The Canberra Times

Diesel cars get the flick in Fed govt's electric vehicle transition

Federal government pushes ahead with changing its fleet to electric vehicles

The Guardian - AU

Australia should aim for net zero by 2040, new Climate Change Authority member says

Exclusive: Prof Lesley Hughes, a climate specialist appointed this week, says current target is not good enough

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Hydrogen powerhouse to lead energy future

One of the world's biggest renewable hydrogen plants will be built in Western Australia's Pilbara as economies move to replace fossil fuels and cut emissions.

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Emissions standards to drive EV uptake

Australia could become a car manufacturing superpower in the electric age if it takes advantage of the skills and resources available, a Tesla executive says.

The Guardian - AU

Labor overhauls Climate Change Authority to counter concerns of excessive business influence

Albanese government appoints three women with environmental backgrounds to board

The Guardian - AU

Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade

Labor’s climate bill has passed both houses of parliament with support from the Greens and key crossbench senators

The Independent UK

Australian Senate backs 43% greenhouse gas reduction by 2030

Australia’s Senate has voted to ensure the government’s elevated target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade is enshrined in law

AAP

Clean energy exports at 'lightning speed'

Australia will shoot well beyond an electricity grid powered by 82 per cent renewable energy in its quest to be a clean energy superpower.

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce says Labor has changed the law on fuel emissions standards. Is that correct?

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce says the government has changed the law on fuel emissions standards. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The Guardian - AU

Australia urged to ‘pull its weight’ on climate despite praise for Albanese ‘step-up’

Ban Ki-moon and Laurence Tubiana say greater ambition needed as climate bill debated in Senate

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