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Burning native forest wood waste for electricity shouldn’t be classed as renewable energy, Senate report suggests

A Labor-led committee has recommended the government consider changing a controversial law classifying electricity from burning native forest wood waste as renewable energy after the Senate votes for its climate change legislation.

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Leading environment group says Labor must include ratchet mechanism in climate change bill

A key environment group has toughened its stance on Labor’s climate change legislation, endorsing calls from the Greens and crossbenchers for the Albanese government to add a ratchet mechanism to boost the 43% target over time.

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‘It’s bigger than just New England’: mayor during black summer bushfires to run against Barnaby Joyce

Carol Sparks, the former Glen Innes Severn Council mayor who attracted national attention during the black summer bushfires, will challenge Barnaby Joyce at the federal election with a clarion call on climate change action.

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Greens unveil $19bn plan to subsidise coal workers to transition away from fossil fuel jobs

The Greens have proposed a $19bn plan to diversify fossil fuel-reliant towns and subsidise the wages of coal workers who transition into new jobs, saying employees can stay in mining but should seek employment in critical minerals or green metals.

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Coalition backs 'cloud-brightening' trial on Great Barrier Reef to tackle global heating

A government-backed research program to make the Great Barrier Reef more resilient to global heating will spend $4.7m this financial year developing technologies that could shade corals and make clouds more reflective during marine heatwaves.

Government refuses to release draft Pacific climate aid report, after nine months' delay
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Government refuses to release draft Pacific climate aid report, after nine months' delay

The government is fighting to keep secret draft versions of its strategy for helping the Pacific deal with climate change, prompting concerns it may be hiding changes that weakened the final report.

'Not moving fast enough': Former head of Scott Morrison's department criticises climate change policies
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'Not moving fast enough': Former head of Scott Morrison's department criticises climate change policies

Governments both in Australia and internationally are not moving fast enough to avoid 2C warming, according to the former head of Scott Morrison's department, and Australia is also creating a significant problem for itself down the track by deploying carryover credits from Kyoto to meet the Paris target.

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