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- Craig Kelly may back Barnaby Joyce CEFC amendment to allow coal investment Wed, 17 Feb 21, 10:35amFormer Nationals leader announces he will try to amend his own government’s legislation
- Barnaby Joyce pushes clean energy finance amendment to allow coal investment Tue, 16 Feb 21, 9:04pmFormer Nationals leader announces he will try to amend his own government’s legislation
- Australia's lack of effort on climate change is going to cost us | Bill Hare Mon, 15 Feb 21, 3:30amAustralia is deeply exposed to carbon border tax adjustments due to our lack of action in reducing emissions
- Vales Point coal plant drops controversial bid for government funding Thu, 11 Feb 21, 8:46pmThe Morrison government put the $8.7m upgrade project on its energy underwriting program shortlist before the last election
- Australia's climate policy is a mix of delusion and denial. We need to get real | Greg Jericho Thu, 11 Feb 21, 3:30amPoliticians would have us believe we can achieve net zero by just doing the easy things – or that some sectors can be excused
- Nationals coal push disrupts Scott Morrison's climate policy pivot Wed, 3 Feb 21, 8:13amCoalition tensions in evidence as growing chorus of Nationals call for new coal plants after PM sends zero emissions signal
- Australia's proposed gas pipelines would generate emissions equivalent to 33 coal-fired power plants Tue, 2 Feb 21, 4:12pmReport warns if $56bn worth of developments go ahead, it could threaten the goals of the Paris climate deal and lead to billions of dollars in stranded assets
- Stop believing in fairytales: Australia’s coal industry doesn’t employ many people or pay its fair share of tax | Richard Denniss Wed, 23 Dec 20, 4:08pmThe evidence to the contrary comes from the Morrison government’s own data
- Stop believing in fairy tales: Australia’s coal industry doesn’t employ many people or pay its fair share of tax | Richard Denniss Wed, 23 Dec 20, 4:08pmThe evidence to the contrary comes from the Morrison government’s own data
- Farmers launch legal challenge against approval of $3.6bn Narrabri gas project Wed, 23 Dec 20, 3:30amEnvironmental Defenders Office will argue in court NSW government agency did not properly assess project’s impact on climate change
- Coalition should commit to halving emissions this decade, says conservative thinktank Mon, 21 Dec 20, 3:30amA report by Blueprint Institute says coal-fired power generation is in ’permanent decline’ and its end is ‘inevitable’
- 'Zero return': government savaged over taxpayer grants to open up new gas basin in Australia Sat, 19 Dec 20, 6:00amCoalition funding for gas exploration in Northern Territory labelled a costly plan ‘for a climate catastrophe’
- Liberal MPs pour cold water on inquiry backed by Frydenberg into bank lending for coal projects Wed, 16 Dec 20, 5:14pmAndrew Bragg and Tim Wilson say inquiry is unnecessary because it’s a legitimate ‘matter for those institutions’
- The Morrison government subsidising dirty fuel amid the climate crisis beggars belief | Bill Hare Wed, 16 Dec 20, 3:30amAngus Taylor seems to be wilfully ignoring Australia’s huge transport emissions problem
- Until recently, pressure on Australia to drop carryover credits had little impact. But times change | Richard Denniss Wed, 9 Dec 20, 11:53amAs Australia worries about the growing influence of China, we need the help of Europe and the US more than ever