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“Sea of oil:” Planning minister who has stopped wind projects gets special powers to fast track petroleum
Planning minister who has stopped a number of renewable and storage projects given special powers to over-rule other authorities and fast track petroleum projects.
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Jun 5, 2026

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Climate

“Completely overwhelmed” Attenborough feted on 100th birthday, new wasp species named after him
A new species of wasp has been named after Sir David Attenborough as the naturalist celebrates his 100th birthday.
AAP

May 8, 2026

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Renewables

Forrest says AI the stuff of nightmares, but also critical to Fortescue’s push to real zero
Andrew Forrest tells business summit artificial intelligence is both “incredibly dangerous” and critical to balancing Fortescue’s “incredibly complex” green energy grid in the Pilbara.
AAP

Mar 5, 2026

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Policy & Planning

EU locks in “strong but realistic” emissions reduction target of 90 pct by 2040
European Union members have set a new and binding 2040 climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
AAP

Dec 10, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Protesters storm COP30 climate talks, California governor slams Trump’s absence
Protesters have forced their way into COP30 while California Governor Gavin Newsom has hit out at the Trump administration for failing to send representation.
AAP

Nov 12, 2025

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Policy & Planning

COP30 climate talks open with a plea for countries to get along
UN climate negotiations have kicked off on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with the top official calling on countries to stop bickering.
AAP

Nov 11, 2025

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Policy & Planning

EU sets “flexible” target of cutting emissions by 90 pct by 2040, but delays new carbon market
EU countries’ climate ministers have approved a 2040 climate change target to cut emissions by 90 per cent but with flexibilities to weaken this aim.
AAP

Nov 6, 2025

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Climate

“Difficult to reverse:” World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN report says
Current climate policies put the planet on course for a 2.8C temperature rise by the end of the century and require faster and bigger additional reductions.
AAP

Nov 5, 2025

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Climate

Global climate crosses more dangerous tipping points, heading for ecosystem collapse
“Change is happening fast now, tragically, in parts of the climate, the biosphere,” says lead author of new climate tipping points report.
AAP

Oct 13, 2025

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Rooftop solar, home batteries and EVs will slash energy bills, but Australia still needs a carbon price
Savings from rooftop solar, home batteries and EVs create room for more climate action, including a carbon price, Grattan report says.
AAP

Oct 13, 2025

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Climate

Trump tells UN that climate change the “greatest con job”, and the wind “doesn’t blow”
Trump tells UN that climate change is a hoax, scientists are “stupid”, and that wind energy doesn’t work. It doesn’t even blow, he said.
AAP

Sep 24, 2025

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Climate

Coalition in open revolt over net zero, questions science of climate impact report
Coalition faces open revolt over bombshell climate report, with one frontbencher threatening to resign and Nationals senator likening report to a biblical apocalyptic screed.
AAP

Sep 16, 2025

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