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Australia urged to increase climate goal after UK announces ambitious 81% reduction target

One expert says climate targets can seem abstract but matter because they serve as an ‘investment signal’ to cashed up investors

The Guardian - AU

'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

A second Trump presidency may be a "bump in the road" but it cannot stop the transition to clean energy the world started over 20 years ago, investors say.

AAP

Matt Kean says Australia must take ‘strong and decisive action’ on climate crisis despite Trump re-election

Chair of Climate Change Authority says ‘climate change waits for no one’ as pressure mounts on Coalition to dump net zero commitment

The Guardian - AU

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‘No bigger rent-seeking parasite’ than nuclear industry, Matt Kean tells former Coalition colleagues in heated debate

Kean, a former Liberal energy minister turned Climate Change Authority chair, clashes with senators Gerard Rennick and Ross Cadell

The Guardian - AU

Made or assembled in Australia? Solar policy under fire

Questions have emerged over whether solar panels will be manufactured or merely assembled in Australia at a senate hearing into energy agencies.

AAP

'Delay-mongers': climate boss lashes nuclear supporters

Nuclear proponents are simply delaying the move towards clean and cheap energy as Australia's environment runs out of time, a climate leader says.

AAP

Matt Kean lambasts ‘wild fantasy’ of former Coalition colleagues to extend coal power and build nuclear plants

Climate Change Authority chair says Peter Dutton’s energy policy would drive up electricity bills and deter investment in renewables

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Climate 200-backed independent and Liberal party rising star in tight race for Pittwater

Blue-ribbon seat byelection triggered by Liberal MP Rory Amon’s resignation after child sexual abuse charges, which he has denied

The Guardian - AU

GasKeeper tax back on the agenda as WA Labor moves to gut climate action

Australia’s corrupt petro-state, Western Australia, is looking to gut climate regulation — by handing power to a weak federal Labor scheme.

Crikey

Climate Change Authority determined incoming chair Matt Kean had no conflict of interest despite advisory role

Documents show authority chief said ex-NSW treasurer and energy minister declared Wollemi Capital directorship as ‘material personal interest’

The Guardian - AU

Hunter industry emissions reduction targets critical to Australia's net zero ambitions

Industry emissions are a critical part of net zero puzzle.

Newcastle Herald

Australia may delay release of 2035 climate target as world awaits outcome of US election

Experts urge Australia not to delay target too long as report by Climate Change Authority identifies six barriers to net zero

The Guardian - AU

Red meat, nuclear power off the climate response menu

Australia must cut emissions more quickly and fairly, environmental and social advocates say, while investors welcome clarity from an official climate review.

AAP

‘Julian Leeser said I shouldn’t nominate’: Why Philip Ruddock got rolled by the Libs

Exclusive: Why did Liberal Party elder Philip Ruddock lose preselection as Hornsby mayor? The man himself says Julian Leeser was behind it.

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The Guardian - AU

Former NSW Coalition government was warned recycled soil products posed ‘unacceptable risks’

Exclusive: Environment watchdog advised in 2021 the material ‘should not be used broadly’, before backing away from proposals to tighten regulations

Crikey

London stabbing victim an 11-year-old Australian

The victim of a random attack in London this week was revealed to be a young Australian girl, and mortgage holders are spending record amounts of their income on their loans.

Crikey

Matt Kean’s cosy new job and Labor’s tattered climate credentials

When did the Albanese government know this appointment was on the cards? Why isn’t it concerned?

Crikey

An (ongoing) shitshow in the Shire, Aussies doing us ‘proud’ in the US, and RBA love letters

This week, we chronicle some of the (increasingly weird) Australian interventions in the US election, and check in on the Liberal machinations in the Shire.

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Newcastle Herald

Renewable industry needs urgent re-set to end the talkfest

Letters: There's a limit to how long investors can wait

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean tells clean energy industry to speak out against vested interests ‘undermining the transition’

Former NSW Liberal minister calls on renewables sector to ‘put your mouth where your money is’ in first speech as incoming Climate Change Authority chair

Crikey

The complicated legacy of Julian Assange

Plus: Dutton’s nukes, Kean’s record and the urgent need for political donation law reform.

The Conversation

What’s next for the Climate Change Authority under Matt Kean’s leadership?

The appointment of high-profile New South Wales Liberal politician Matt Kean to chair the Climate Change Authority has sparked questions about what this body does. How does it influence climate policy in Australia?

Crikey

Finally free: Julian Assange’s last stop

The WikiLeaks founder will enter a single guilty plea on a remote island before being free to return to Australia, and an energy market report shows we need to ramp up renewables production.

Crikey

Who is Matt Kean, the ‘classic Liberal’ appointed Labor’s climate change tsar?

A career politician known for factional war games and fights with Scott Morrison, Kean has amassed enough credibility as a climate change crusader to catch Anthony Albanese’s attention.

Crikey

Kean’s climate coup

Matt Kean’s appointment as chair of the Climate Change Authority has pissed off his Coalition co-workers, and UNESCO warns Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

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