Proposed terms of reference for an EPBC strategic assessment of a major industrial precinct require the proponent to describe the project's impact under different climate scenarios.
Great Barrier Reef envoy Warren Entsch will seek a national ban on nearly all single-use plastics, and has also warned climate change is an 'existential threat' to the Reef.
Concerted global action on climate change is necessary to prevent continued deterioration of the Great Barrier Reef, acknowledges a federal government report released today.
A Supreme Court judge has described as 'extraordinary' the NT EPA's handling of a land-clearing project that would add significantly to the Territory's greenhouse gas emissions.