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Northern Hemisphere extreme heat records just a warm up for the full El Niño theatre
We’ve seen impacts of the record-breaking El Niño in the Northern Hemisphere – including heat-related deaths and nuclear shut-downs. What’s in store for Australia?
The NSW koalas-for-coal shakedown – and what it reveals about the carbon offset market
The NSW government’s plan for a Great Koala National Park now includes seeking the rights to the carbon in the trees to sell on the carbon market. If that sounds dodgy, it’s because it is.
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NSW won’t rule out slippages to coal closure timetable, as first turbine deliveries highlight lack of new projects
NSW energy minister says government will make “hard decisions to extend” coal closures where required, as it struggles to get wind projects over the line.
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