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New Zealand on Monday released a consultation paper proposing major revisions to its emissions trading scheme, including setting an annual absolute cap, replacing the fixed price option with a cost containment reserve and launching a process to phase down free allocation to industrials.

The Government is hoping to pass its National Energy Guarantee, but the PM must first get sign off from his own party.

Under pressure from Labor, minister proffers timeline of grant decision-making

The environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, says his department conducted two stages of due diligence on the Great Barrier Reef Foundation before he approached the organisation on 9 April to offer $443.8m in funding.

Under pressure from Labor in the House of Representatives on Monday, the environment minister proffered a timeline of his decision making. It came after Frydenberg said on Sunday extensive due diligence had been done ahead of awarding the controversial grant, and the managing director of the foundation said on Monday she was unaware of that due diligence process and no one from the government had contacted her.

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The state of New South Wales is 100% in drought. Farmers are struggling with failing crops, low water supply and diminishing livestock feed. From ground level, the earth looks a brown dustbowl, but from the air it is transformed into an artwork of colour and texture. Photographer David Gray has captured the scenes using a drone

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Ratch Australia's 42.5MW solar project powers up, at its location next to the decommissioned Collinsville coal plant.

Amid stand-off over the NEG, state and federal ministers took a major step forward on renewables integration by deciding to take action on AEMO's 20-year blueprint, and got enthusiastic about Alan Finkel's big ideas for renewable hydrogen.

Two new reports confirm NEG would kill off renewable energy in Australia after 2021, put Australia at "back of pack" on climate.

A NEG is worth having only if the ambition can be (easily) lifted, otherwise it's worse than useless, locking in a do-nothing policy for a decade.

Tesla to unveil Model 3 electric vehicles for first time in Australia next week, as analysts report production nears end of August target of 6,000/week.

Sims urges Coalition MPs to abolish rooftop solar subsidies as part of a package including the underwriting of "firm capacity" and price controls.

Coral Triangle could be key to conserving the world’s reefs as Indonesia corals survive worst coral bleaching event in history.

A recent scientific survey off the coast of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia suggests that some shallow water corals may be less vulnerable to global warming than previously thought.

Between 2014 and 2017, the world’s reefs endured the worst coral bleaching event in history, as the cyclical El Niño climate event combined with anthropogenic warming to cause unprecedented increases in water temperature.

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Despite NEG imbroglio, CoAG did some good work on integration of renewables and looking to green hydrogen future. Plus: Interview with NAB’s energy market guru, Andrew Smith.

Federal energy minister says Victoria's lights will go out if Labor states don't support NEG. Victoria energy minister says: poppycock.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 15 August until 12 September 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 15 August until 12 September 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 15 August until 12 September 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 15 August until 12 September 2018.

The Secretary has written to the Auditor General requesting that he consider undertaking an audit of the Australian Government's Great Barrier Reef Foundation Partnership as a matter of priority.

Remember the Babel fish from the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Advocates are using them to justify the NEG.

Coalition MPs told they may get their new coal fired generator. Seriously.