AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBushfire history: New research links part of southeastern Australia’s wildfire crisis to colonial disruption of Indigenous land management, alongside today’s hotter, drier conditions. Rooftop solar: Australia has become the first country to back a global plan to double residential rooftop solar by 2030, including easier access to batteries and finance. Coal and climate law: After the High Court blocked a Hunter Valley mine expansion over climate impacts, the Coalition proposed shielding resource projects from challenges based on emissions from exported coal and gas. COP31: Pacific leaders are pressing for climate finance and action, while Australia’s role faces scrutiny over continued fossil-fuel exports. Gas expansion: Chevron is seeking approval for pipelaying work from 2027 for Gorgon’s next development phase, a roughly A$3 billion project to supply its gas plants.
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