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Coalition opposes Australia tripling renewable energy, backs nuclear power pledge at Cop28

Ted O’Brien declares global climate summit ‘the nuclear Cop’ despite only 11% of nations backing the pledge

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Chris Bowen backs ‘a big step forward’ on phasing out fossil fuels at Cop28

Australia’s climate minister flags difficulties around any final wording but hails ‘important symbol’ as talks intensify in Dubai

The Guardian - AU

Helping the Pacific financially is a great start – but Australia must act on the root cause of the climate crisis

The federal government has announced an extra A$150 million for climate finance – including $100 million for the Pacific to help protect its people, housing and infrastructure from the escalating impacts of global warming.

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Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers

It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end.

The Conversation

Taxpayers to stop funding global fossil fuel projects

Public money will not be used to pay for international climate polluting projects after the Australian government signed on to the Glasgow statement at COP28.

AAP

Australia ends finance for fossil fuel expansion overseas – now focus turns to local subsidies

Albanese government announces at Cop28 it will phase out offshore support for coal, oil and gas within a year

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers open to clean energy investment reforms pushed by super funds

Treasurer says government ‘committed to consider’ proposals, including concessional finance to bankroll new transmission infrastructure

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Australia urged not to rely on ‘drug dealer’s defence’ for gas exports and help wean Japan off fossil fuels

Diplomats for Climate group says if government wants to use that defence ‘it needs to be the dealer who takes their clients to rehab and supports them off their habit’

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to have sizeable contingent at Cop28 despite Peter Dutton jibe at climate change minister’s attendance

Frontbenchers Paul Fletcher and Bridget McKenzie part of group of nine MPs who will be in Dubai funded by Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Leadership Australia

The Guardian - AU

Two charts in Australia's 2023 climate statement show we are way off track for net zero by 2050

Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced Australia is “within striking distance” of the government’s 2030 emissions reduction target.

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Capital cities crowded with pro-Palestine protests – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia backs COP28 renewables, energy efficiency vow

The federal government says Australia is joining 117 other countries which have pledged to triple the world's renewable energy capacity by 2030.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen's struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28

Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, next week heads to COP28 in Dubai, leading the Australian delegation. He joins the podcast to talk about the meeting, which he hopes will be easier than last year’s.

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Confusion at climate protests' mixed messages

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Protests' mixed messages

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The Guardian - AU

It’s climate Christmas! But data dump shows Australia has a long way to go on emissions

The government deserves credit for steps to drive down pollution from electricity but other parts of the economy are yet to be addressed

The Guardian - AU

Time running out to make prosperous transition to net zero emissions, Australia warned

Climate Change Authority tells Labor government rapid action is needed, including accelerating emissions cuts from oil and gas

Newcastle Herald

'Enough is enough': protesters rally against impact of renewables on their communities

Hunter residents travel to Sydney to rally against renewable impacts.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Bowen’s climate warning, theatre protest, Israeli hostage ‘killed’

Minister to tell MPs that global heating poses existential threat to Pacific region

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COP28: How will Australia navigate domestic climate wins and fossil fuel exports at the negotiating table?

As the COP28 climate summit gets underway in the oil production hub of the United Arab Emirates today, Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen will detail our progress in meeting emissions cut targets and updated projections.

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'Immense, urgent': Australia falling short on climate

Australia is not on track to meet its emissions reductions, a report from the Climate Change Authority has found, leading to calls for greater action.

AAP

Australia set to face heat at COP28 climate summit

World leaders will convene for major climate talks with Australia under pressure to show it is doing everything it can to lower emissions.

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen warns global heating will fuel political instability in annual climate statement

Parliament to hear increased ‘fragility’ of energy networks ‘could be used by hostile actors’ amid existential national security risk to Pacific neighbours

The Conversation

Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to 'hostile actors', Climate Statement warns

Extreme weather seasons are putting Australia’s energy systems more at risk of sabotage, the government’s annual Climate Change Statement warns.

Newcastle Herald

Bowen and Port Stephens offshore wind opponents agree to keep talking

Paterson MP Meryl Swanson facilitates offshore wind meeting.

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench MPs question family violence response – as it happened

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