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Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are now projected to be 35% below 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today.

The Australian government has several important tasks, as well as completing a 2030 reset, both in the lead-up to the Glasgow climate talks and at them.

The Morrison government is likely to set course for a deeper emissions cut by 2030, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation and the Australian Industry Group.

In a speech focused on the role of the finance sector, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will today warn that Australia can't be seen as a climate laggard.

The federal government should strengthen the Safeguard Mechanism that applies to large emitters, says an OECD economic survey of Australia.

Medium-term targets like Australia's pledge of a 26% to 28% cut by 2030 are outdated, and Australia "could be much more aggressive" in its approach, US deputy climate envoy Jonathan Pershing said today.

Rising electricity prices will trigger a resurgence in business interest in renewable energy power purchase agreements, predicts Australian Industry Group's climate and energy specialist Tennant Reed.

The latest IPCC report provides powerful new evidence to support the claims of climate change litigants, according to environment groups, lawyers and climate scientists.

Two US Democrat lawmakers overnight proposed a Bill that would establish a carbon border tariff regime.

The European Union confirmed overnight it will start phasing in a carbon levy regime on some imports from 2023, and other important Australian trade partners are considering similar policies.