Most of the offsets revenue that the South Australian government collects from land clearers isn't going to projects that directly protect native vegetation, according to official data.
South Australia's EPA will use its environmental licensing powers to ensure businesses properly consider climate risks, says the state government's new five-year climate action plan.
A renewables project proposed by Neoen would deliver more than two million tonnes of carbon abatement annually, and allow it to offer cheap hedge contracts to industry, according to the company's development application.
Steelworks waste that is currently exported to South Korea for processing should instead be recycled in Australia, lead and zinc smelting company Nyrstar has told a South Australian parliamentary inquiry into recycling.
The South Australian government has become the first in Australia to introduce a Bill to ban some single-use plastic items, but it won't specify a commencement date because of the pandemic.