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Organisations such as Australian Industry Group and National Farmers’ Federation letter says greater private-sector action needed

Industry, farming and investor groups say the federal government signed up to a goal of global net zero emissions under the Paris agreement and have warned unless new policies are introduced taxpayer spending on climate programs will need to be dramatically increased.

A joint letter by 10 business organisations, including the Australian Industry Group and the National Farmers’ Federation, says the government will either need to back new climate policies that drive private-sector action or boost taxpayer funding now and into the future.

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The Society of German Nature Photographers has chosen its winners and runners-up. Below, some of the photographers explain how they captured their shots

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Survey also finds two-thirds of people agree climate is biggest issue facing humankind

A majority of people in the UK say the climate crisis will influence how they vote in the looming general election, according to an opinion poll, with younger voters feeling particularly strongly about the issue.

Almost two-thirds of people agreed the climate emergency was the biggest issue facing humankind, with 7% disagreeing. The poll also asked if “fossil fuel companies, whose products contribute directly to climate change, should help pay for the tens of billions in damages from extreme weather events?” Two-thirds of people agreed, with 12% opposed.

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Twenty years ago, it was so obscure you couldn’t refer to the place without maps and graphics. These days, thanks to an historic campaign to save it from inappropriate development, many know Ningaloo as a coral reef in remote north-western Australia – an ecosystem distinguished by remoteness, astounding megafauna and healthy corals. In short, a world heritage-listed reef in the middle of dusty nowhere. Where folks go to swim with a whale shark or a humpback whale.

But, for those better acquainted, Ningaloo is more than just a coral reef – it’s a region. And a lifestyle. For most locals, it’s a life choice as well. There’s only one town in the whole shire and you’ll find it 1,300km north of Perth, perched near the end of a vast peninsula that seems inclined to peel free from the rest of the continent. Exmouth isn’t a place you stumble into on the way to somewhere else; you were either determined to get there, or once you arrive you realise you’ve taken one hell of a wrong turn.

This is a place that attracts the curious and retains the hardy. The people who call it home are a peculiar mix from all over the world – tradies, ecotour operators, rangers, new-fangled entrepreneurs – and to some degree they all become a little bent out of shape. By the heat, the isolation and the singular beauty of a desert-maritime landscape. With so few places like Ningaloo left anywhere on Earth, its people stick around for what nature can still provide the adventurous spirit – a wild life where the desert meets the sea.

• Tim Winton: I’m face to face with Ningaloo’s living miracles and it feels holy

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Carnegie says it's "back from the brink" and ready get to work delivering a commercially successful large-scale CETO wave power plant in 3-5 years.

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AGL says another two units out at Baywater coal generator, but Loy Yang A unit should be back on line in mid December, in time for summer heatwaves.

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The New Zealand government's decision to partner the farming sector to encourage voluntary reductions in farm emissions failed to acknowledge that agricultural emissions also affect water quality. Michael (Mike) Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

AMP Capital buys half stake in Macarthur wind farm, delivering healthy gain for previous owner in one of Australia's biggest clean energy deals.

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A bolstered VRET of 50% by 2030 is now written into Victorian law, after winning a final vote in state parliament on Wednesday.

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Angus Taylor appoints two leaders of Australia's climate lobby to conduct a climate policy review behind closed doors.

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Queensland's CleanCo starts trading on Thursday, with all eyes on the Wivenhoe pumped storage facility and how it will be used to flatten the solar duck curve.

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The Andrews Labor Government today announced the appointment of Claire Ferres Miles as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sustainability Victoria.

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Federal Coalition makes its first new capital injection into CEFC ever, to underwrite investment in storage, transmission and infrastructure to support a majority renewables grid.

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Today Baker McKenzie announces a plan to significantly reduce its global carbon emissions over the next decade, the reductions are part of the Firm’s wider sustainability strategy and support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

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Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has supplied solar inverters for the High Technological Hub created by Acciona at El Romero Solar Plant in the Atacama Desert (Chile), demonstrating that products from Sungrow are highly recognized by industry experts.

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The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (the Harbour Trust) was established in 2001. Its role is to rehabilitate prominent former Defence sites on Sydney Harbour and open them for public access as per the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001.

The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (the Harbour Trust) was established in 2001. Its role is to rehabilitate prominent former Defence sites on Sydney Harbour and open them for public access as per the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001.

Seven in every 10 inhalers prescribed in England contain propellants harmful to the environment, researchers say.

Influx of new EVs, longer range and more road trips means a lot of people now seem to be turning up at the same charger at the same time.

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