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Urgent review of Woodside billion-dollar WA gas project needed to protect threatened snake, government advisers say
Dusky sea snake was placed on threatened species list this week and is known only to exist on a small number of reefs off the Kimberley coastline
Conservation scientists advising the federal government have called for fossil fuel activity in the location of Woodside’s proposed multibillion gas project to be urgently reviewed to protect the stronghold of an endangered sea snake.
The dusky sea snake, Aipysurus fuscus, was placed on the country’s threatened species list this week and is known only to exist on a small number of reefs off the Western Australia Kimberley coastline.
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Nuclear won’t cut it: CCA says Australia must go all in on renewables to meet climate targets
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Australia must keep its eyes on the green iron prize – the cost of inaction is untenable
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Australia may delay release of 2035 climate target as world awaits outcome of US election
Experts urge Australia not to delay target too long as report by Climate Change Authority identifies six barriers to net zero
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The Australian government may delay the announcement of a 2035 climate target until after the February deadline and beyond the next election, in part due to uncertainty about the ramifications of the US presidential election.
Some big emitting countries are lagging in developing their 2035 emissions reduction targets, which under the Paris climate agreement are due before the UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, in November next year.
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Australia’s two biggest wind projects inject first power into the grid
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Climate Change Authority’s sectoral pathway report calls for greater coordination to achieve Australia’s transition
Can Australia reach net zero by 2050? A new reports shows it must be ‘the new normal’ | Frank Jotzo for the Conversation
The Climate Change Authority’s sector pathways review says a huge national effort is needed and the net zero goal should become front of mind for business, investors and governments
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A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to a much-anticipated report from the federal government’s independent climate advisory body.
The report, released today by the Climate Change Authority, describes how Australia can meet the crucial target of net zero emissions by 2050.
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Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before
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