Submission to Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee. The Climate Change Bill in the House of Representatives is a significant
achievement. It signals nationally and internationally that Australia acknowledges and is committed to combatting climate change and legislate greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
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Climate Change Bill 2022 and Climate Change (Consequential) Amendments Bill 2022
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022
Submission to Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee. The proposed amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) 1999 through the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022 begins a process to update existing legislation to match Australia’s climate action ambition.
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Inquiry into the implications of severe weather events on the national regional, rural and remote road network
Submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport Environment and Communications Legislation Committee. The road network is and will be exposed to severe weather and climate hazards for many years to come, with risks associated with both weather and climate growing through time. The impacts to Australian communities will be felt through interruptions to the road supply chains transporting resources like food, water and fuel as well as damage leading to social, environment and economic cost and prolonged isolation of small towns and rural settlements.
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Consultation on Climate-related financial disclosure
Federal Treasury focus on climate related financial disclosure.
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Submission to Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience
Australia has an on-going exposure to weather and climate extremes and consequent disasters. With increasing risks from climate change, our region will face many more intense extremes in the future.
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National Battery Strategy: issues paper
Strategy to develop and grow the battery industry in Australia and to support other
countries in the transition to a renewable economy