A new discussion paper says Safeguard emission limits will decline by up to 6% annually, and seeks responses about possible site-specific approaches to protecting competitiveness.
Bingo Industries has entered guilty pleas to criminal cartel offences relating to price fixing for demolition waste services in Sydney, the ACCC announced today.
The Albanese government says its approach to legislating emissions targets doesn't expose it to the litigation risks that last month resulted in a British court ruling the UK government had breached its own Climate Change Act.
There will be winners and losers as the federal government moves to tighten Safeguard emission limits and some crucial decisions will need to be made on how baselines are set, according to carbon and energy analyst RepuTex.
The Australian Conservation Foundation has asked senators to strengthen the climate Bill's wording on the 2030 target, and to ensure it requires disclosures of Australia's exported emissions.
Giving every large emitter an individual emissions trajectory will require the completion of 215 separate and complex negotiations within six months, the Grattan Institute has warned.
As the government's climate Bills today passed the House, Minister Chris Bowen told Greens leader Adam Bandt he will investigate requiring NOPSEMA to take into account the Paris Agreement and Australia's targets.
The government's climate change Bill is assured of passage through Parliament, after Greens leader Adam Bandt today committed his party to voting for it.