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Australia must not rely on emissions offsets if it is serious about climate crisis, Ian Chubb says

Head of carbon credit system review says absolute emissions cuts must be priority as Albanese government weighs up limits on use of credits

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2023

German coal mine standoff escalates as police move on protesters

In a bid to prevent the Garzweiler mine’s expansion, activists say they will keep trying to defend Luetzerath village.

Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2023

Police move on coal mine protesters barricaded in abandoned German village

Hundreds of police began clearing climate protesters out of an abandoned village on Wednesday in a showdown over the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions around Germany's climate policy during an energy crisis.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

NSW forests could become net carbon emitters in coming decades, report finds

Declining soil organic carbon could undermine state’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050

The Guardian - AU · Jan 4, 2023

New French Greens boss hopes to sink Macron’s unpopular pensions reform

After President Emmanuel Macron pledged to push through France's unpoular pensions reform bill in 2023, Greens party head Marine Tondelier told RFI street protests were the only way to scupper the policy, which would raise the legal age of retirement from 62 to 65 years.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 2, 2023

Labor under renewed pressure to axe stage-three tax cuts as Australia’s budget woes mount

The party voted in support of tax cuts while in opposition and went to the election promising no changes to the policy

The Guardian - AU · Jan 2, 2023

MSPs urged to make 2023 the year conversion therapy is banned

THE Scottish Greens have said 2023 should be the year conversion therapy is banned in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 29, 2022

‘Galling’ loophole for royalty in Scotland’s proposed dog hunting laws

A “GALLING” loophole in Scotland’s plans to crackdown on hunting with dogs could see people who break the law on land owned by the Crown…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 26, 2022

Waffle pod grant makes mockery of NSW government single-use plastic ban, say Greens

Questions are being raised about a $640,000 grant to make polystyrene waffle pods after the same material was banned under the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021.

ABC News · Dec 25, 2022

Dates revealed for Bristol City Council by-election race early next year

The vote will be held on either January 26 or February 2

Bristol Post · Dec 22, 2022