Tanya Plibersek has this morning been sworn in as Minister for the Environment and Water, and will oversee the establishment of an independent, industry-funded EPA, and comprehensive reforms of the EPBC Act.
After the weekend's extraordinary election results, the Albanese government will impose tougher limits on large emitters from 1 July next year, without needing to take them to Parliament.
An Albanese government would establish a national EPA and provide "a full response" to professor Graeme Samuel's review of the EPBC Act, shadow environment minister Terri Butler said today.
An ERF policy change and unspent money in the Climate Solutions Fund mean Prime Minister Scott Morrison has at least $3 billion to redistribute to a range of climate change measures.
In a new paper, the federal government says it wants every end-of-life electrical and electronic device reprocessed, to recover valuable materials and reduce carbon emissions.
A Labor government would gradually tighten emission limits on 215 large emitters covered by the Safeguard Mechanism, as part of its efforts to deliver a 43% cut in national emissions by 2030.
As ASIC carries out targeted surveillance of company emissions claims, a leading law firm has warned that directors face a growing risk of legal action for "greenwashing".
