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Australia’s renters may miss out on green energy savings enjoyed by ‘well-off’ homeowners, expert says

Treasury analysis shows savings of up to $4,300 a year per household but the challenge is to ensure everyone can benefit

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Optus CEO says three people died after triple zero calls affected during network upgrade – as it happened

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Anthony Albanese dodges power bill price drop guarantee

The prime minister has declined to guarantee cheaper power bills for households under Australia's climate target, as experts say prices would remain stable.

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Cut emissions 70% by 2035? There’s only one policy that can get us there

Australia’s new emission reduction target of 62–70% by 2035 is meant to demonstrate we are doing our part to hold climate change well below 2°C.

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Government announces 2035 target of 62–70% emissions reduction

The Albanese government has announced Australia will commit to cutting emissions by between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035.

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Ley, Waters and Pocock condemn government’s emissions call – as it happened

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Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations

Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say

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Offshore wind fees slashed to counter global headwinds

Fees to research and build offshore wind farms in Australia will be cut for two years after global uncertainty and the collapse of several local projects.

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Climate hearing heats up over 'explosive' target detail

As the government prepares to release its 2035 emissions-reduction goal, officials have given more information about how Labor has decided on the figure.

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The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis – but will Albanese meet the moment?

Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is the harder part

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s climate breakdown risks laid bare; ANZ slapped with record fine; and Adolescence wins big at Emmys

Landmark report finds no Australian community immune from ‘cascading, compounding and concurrent’ risks of a worsening climate

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Rising Oceans To Threaten 1.5 Million Australians By 2050: Report

Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050 while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country's releasing its emission reduction targets this week.

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Labor is due to reveal Australia’s much-anticipated 2035 emissions target. Here’s what you need to know

Albanese government also to release Climate Change Authority’s target advice, plan to reach net zero by 2050 and analysis of what can be done to cut pollution

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Chris Bowen’s defining climate moment is nigh. And he knows what it means ‘if we get it wrong’

Australia’s soon to be announced emissions reduction target for 2035 will say a lot about how Labor will prioritise dealing with the climate crisis

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Offshore wind was touted as a key part of Australia’s energy transition – but does it still have a future?

Plans to have first turbines spinning by 2032 look increasingly unlikely as investors back out of multiple projects – but proponents say benefits will flow once industry established

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Cheap power to the people could shift the dial for renewables in the regions

Australia’s energy story is at a turning point. Demand for electricity is rising rapidly as homes, industries, and transport systems electrify. The nation is also under pressure to cut emissions from its energy sector and elsewhere.

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Test for Australia after World Court's climate reset

Now that the dust has settled on the World Court's landmark advisory opinion on climate, the young Pacific leaders behind it are mapping out next moves.

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Winds of change: reforms coming for renewable energy

Offshore wind technology could give Australia's renewable energy a significant boost but projects are facing headwinds, both locally and abroad.

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'Law on our side': parents push for bold climate target

Historic legal advice from the World Court has informed a Parents for Climate pursuit of science-based emissions cuts.

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What is happening with Australia’s emissions? Electricity is improving. Transport is not

According to latest government figures, heat-trapping pollution dropped by 1.4% in the year to March

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Coalition is wedging itself on climate crisis with net zero debate, warns Liberal MP in Scott Morrison’s former seat

Exclusive: Simon Kennedy warns closed-door meeting against backsliding on efforts to cut carbon emissions

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Albanese government substantially expands renewable energy scheme amid 2030 target concerns

Chris Bowen says Labor will increase size of its main climate and energy program by 25% to capitalise on falling cost of solar panels and batteries

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UN urges Australia to lead world with climate goal

Australia is being encouraged to set a more ambitious climate target as the government maintains it has already significantly reduced emissions.

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UN climate chief tells Australia to ‘go big’ with its 2035 emissions reduction target

The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has urged the Australian government to set an ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target, declaring “bog standard is beneath you”.

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Grattan on Friday: net zero battle has net zero positives for Sussan Ley

There’s no other way of looking at it: Sussan Ley faces a diabolical situation with the debate over whether the Coalition should abandon the 2050 net zero emissions target.

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