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This week's highlights include: * Slashed target. NSW has slashed the FY27 target for its peak electricity demand certificate scheme. * First standard. The federal government has released its first proposed EPBC environmental standard. * Green steel. WA will take an 'if not, why not' approach to the use

This week's highlights include: * Emerging industries inquiry. A joint parliamentary inquiry will examine preparations in northern Australia for emerging industries. * EPBC bills. Long-awaited EPBC reform bills have been released. * Coal mine liability. A Victorian Bill would prevent taxpayers having to cover the costs, if operators of Latrobe Valley

This week's highlights include: * Good to GO. The Guarantee of Origin scheme will start next week. * Waste plan. NSW will make it easier to approve waste facilities, and will smooth the path for more energy from waste projects. * Oil and gas decommissioning. Australia needs a consistent financial assurance

This week's highlights include: * Aluminium credits. The federal government is consulting on a $2 billion green aluminium scheme. * Constitutional concerns. Despite its concerns that a WA planning Bill will erode the state's constitutional system, the state Opposition won't oppose it. * Hydrogen cut. In a

This week's highlights include: * No mention of climate change. Queensland's new energy roadmap doesn't mention climate change, and says coal plants will operate indefinitely. * Where's the evidence? Despite recommending approval for a BHP Pilbara project, the WA EPA has cautioned that big

This week's highlights include: * Bioenergy. The federal government is consulting on a feedstock strategy for bioenergy. * New ARENA strategy. ARENA has an updated General Funding Strategy. * Fries, sugar, and vitamins. Two food companies and a health supplements business are the latest beneficiaries of ARENA grants. * Water decrease. Victoria

This week's highlights include: * 'We want to bring the world with us'. In a speech to the UN climate summit, the Prime Minister spoke of new sources of regional prosperity. * 'Huge potential'. Resources Minister Madeleine King has praised cooperation between Australia and Japan on

This week's highlights include: * New task for AEMO. Australia's energy market operator will be instructed to examine energy productivity opportunities. * Power plant veto. NSW's Independent Planning Commission has vetoed a proposed biomass-fuelled power plant. * Planning and climate. A major NSW planning Bill will require

This week's highlights include: * PFAS ban. A NSW parliamentary inquiry has urged a ban on all non-essential uses of PFAS. * Modification orders. A new WA Bill would establish the Office of Coordinator-General, and would empower the government to exempt priority projects from some aspects of existing laws. * Coastal

This week's highlights include: * EPA weighs in on giant coal project. The NSW EPA isn't satisfied with the emissions strategy proposed for the state's biggest ever coal mining project. * Koalas and ACCUs. A proposed NSW national park that would protect thousands of koalas will

This week's highlights include: * Grid Bill clears Upper House. Victoria's Upper House has passed a Bill that takes responsibility for grid planning away from AEMO. * CCS Bill. A Queensland Bill would give Glencore a new option for decommissioning wells linked to a CCS project that didn&

This week's highlights include: * REZ concerns. A NSW parliamentary report says consultation has been inadequate in a key renewables zone, and urges a cumulative impacts study. * Coordinator-General. The federal government's new 'single front door' for mega-projects might lead to the office of a new

This week's highlights include: * 'Climate first but not only'. Treasury has released draft guidance on climate-related transition planning. * It's official. VicGrid has released its final transmission plan, providing clarity on where renewable energy zones and transmission lines will be located. * Repartnering. The bilateral climate