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Michael Mazengarb is a journalist with RenewEconomy, based in Sydney. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in the renewable energy sector for more than a decade.
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Big polluters like Australia face demands to establish a compensation scheme for countries impacted by climate change.
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Australia may seek forgiveness, rather than permission, for Kyoto carryover
Australia to take increasingly isolationist approach to climate action, as Morrison defies advice that climate diplomacy is good for the economy and the planet.
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Pacific pariah: how Australia’s love of coal has left it out in the diplomatic cold
Australia has sought to water down climate declarations made through the Pacific Islands Forum.
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10 Pacific Island Nations with RETs much more ambitious than Australia
Many of Australia's nearest neighbours in the Pacific Islands have far more ambitious renewable energy targets.
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Dutton jokes about sea-level rise, after Abbott’s rejects Pacific Island plea for more climate action
As Abbott returns from Pacific Islands Forum where he stood firm on Australia's weak climate targets, immigration minister Peter Dutton cracks a joke about sea-level rise.
