After an inquiry into her previous EPBC climate trigger Bill was repeatedly delayed and then lapsed, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will re-introduce a version of the Bill today.
The voluntary market for biodiversity credits could grow to be as important as the carbon credits market, according to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
A new supplementary climate Bill would amend laws including the Clean Energy Regulator and NGER Acts, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed the government is developing a standard approach to climate risk disclosure.
The Albanese government today introduced what Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen described as "simple yet powerful" legislation to lock in Labor's 2030 goal of a 43% emissions reduction.
Companies shouldn't be allowed to use biodiversity offsets just because it's their cheapest option, and should disclose their carbon abatement strategies in EPBC referrals, Professor Graeme Samuel said today.
Manufacturers, mining companies and the transport industry will be among the key beneficiaries of a new regulation that allows ARENA to provide grants for electrification and energy efficiency.
In a move that helps paves the way to lower Safeguard baselines, the federal government has issued average emissions intensity values for industries including LNG, quarrying, and road freight transport.