Proponents of renewable energy projects need earlier guidance on what biodiversity offsets are likely to cost, the Clean Energy Council has told the NSW government.
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.
The Victorian government will direct $30.9 million towards restoring biodiversity and boosting carbon sequestration on at least 20,000 hectares of private land.
APPEA and the Minerals Council have praised the Budget, but the Clean Energy Council, the Climate Council, and environment groups were all highly critical.
Three governments – including South Australia's incoming Labor government – are taking steps to encourage farmers to deliver more abatement and protect biodiversity.
There has been an average 60% decline in the populations of threatened species since the EPBC Act took effect in 2000, according to a new report by the Australian National Audit Office.