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Australia passes most significant climate law in a decade amid concern over fossil fuel exports

Deal between Labor government and Greens requires total emissions from big industrial sites to come down, not just be offset

The Guardian - AU

‘Psychopaths, puppets’: Greens senator’s fury over climate deal

The plan to cut emissions from industry to tackle climate change appears on track to pass parliament – despite dissension in the Greens.

The New Daily

Greens vow to use new pollution trigger in safeguard mechanism to challenge future coal and gas projects

After begrudgingly agreeing to a deal to force the nation's biggest polluters to cut their emissions, the Greens vow to use the new trigger they have secured to challenge future gas and coal projects.

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National reconstruction fund secures crossbench support – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The Labor-Greens deal on the safeguard mechanism gives each party a win

The government can pass its signature climate bill and Greens can say they got the next best thing to stopping new coal and gas

The Guardian - AU

Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian government has taken a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions

The Independent UK

Albanese’s climate roar – and end to ‘decade of denial’

Anthony Albanese has lashed the Coalition for its “decade of denial” on climate change after the Greens' landmark decision on Monday.

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Labor agrees to absolute cap on emissions to secure Greens backing for safeguard mechanism climate bill

Adam Bandt says deal puts ‘significant hurdles’ in the way of new coal and gas but Chris Bowen insists it will not kill off new investment

The Guardian - AU

Saul Griffith's Rewiring Australia pushes for budget boost to electrify 500,000 homes

The federal government is facing calls to use the upcoming budget to kickstart efforts to electrify Australian households and wean them off gas to help fight global warming.

ABC News

Labor and Greens could agree to compromise on non-fossil fuel industries in safeguard mechanism

Greens in internal negotiations over backing down on demand for ban on new coal and gas projects in Labor’s climate policy

The Guardian - AU

Bob Brown renounces Australian Conservation Foundation life membership over Labor’s climate policy

Conservationist criticises ACF for working to strike a deal on safeguard mechanism and undermining the Greens’ position

The Guardian - AU

Experts call for urgent passage of safeguard mechanism amid warnings from the IPCC

The safeguard mechanism plays a critical role in achieving the country's emissions reduction targets, experts say.

The New Daily

The latest IPCC report makes it clear no new fossil fuel projects can be opened. That includes us, Australia

The politics is fraught but what we do as the world aims to limit global heating to 1.5C matters

The Guardian - AU

Australia's 116 new coal, oil and gas projects equate to 215 new coal power stations

Australia has 116 new coal, oil and gas projects in the pipeline. If they all proceed as planned, an extra 1.4 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases would be released into the atmosphere annually by 2030.

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AAP

Minister uses UN report to urge action on safeguard

Chris Bowen says the latest UN report on climate change makes clear the need to legislate the government's safeguard mechanism.

AAP

Climate policy push heats up as parliament returns

With a fortnight of parliamentary sittings in Canberra, Labor is keen to secure a win on its centrepiece election promise to cut carbon emissions.

The New Daily

Power prices to soar despite coal and gas cap

Australian households face steep electricity price hikes within months, power costs jump as much as 30 per cent in some states.

The Guardian - AU

Most Australian states face sharp power bill rises, despite government’s intervention

Energy regulators issue draft default market offer, which set cap for this year’s increases

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Bowen calls for compromise on Labor's climate policy, as final vote on legislation looms

If passed, the federal government's Safeguard Mechanism Bill will require the nation's 215 largest-polluting facilities to reduce their emissions by 4.9 per cent each year to 2030.

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench push Albanese government for ‘absolute cap’ on carbon emissions

MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall and balance of power senator David Pocock call on Labor to limit total emissions up until 2030

AAP

'Cold comfort' for households with energy prices rising

Electricity prices will be considerably lower than originally predicted but the energy minister says this is cold comfort for households battling rising costs.

The New Daily

Climate change takes focus ahead of Aston by-election

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has launched a fresh attack on the federal opposition as proposed climate change legislation becomes key in the Aston by-election.

AAP

Climate change in focus ahead of federal by-election

Energy minister Chris Bowen has launched a fresh attack on the federal opposition as proposed climate change legislation becomes key in the Aston by-election.

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll

With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and Greens team up to force Labor to release emissions modelling

Government must produce forecasts under safeguard mechanism as treasurer adds pressure to stalled cross-party talks on limits to new gas and coal projects

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