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the_briefing December 16, 2019
Australia helps derail global climate deal
A handful of major polluters including Australia have seen off efforts to ramp up emissions reduction targets at the United Nations climate summit in Madrid. The talks finished two days late on Sunday afternoon with countries failing to ramp up targets …
the_briefing December 12, 2019
NSW Liberals mutiny over climate policy
New South Wales Environment Minister Matt Kean plans to introduce targets for a 35 per cent cut in emissions by 2030, breaking ranks with Liberal Party colleagues on the link between bushfires and climate change. After a climate rally in Sydney attracted …
the_briefing December 13, 2019
UK goes to the polls
Unusually long queues across the United Kingdom indicate high voter turnout for the country’s third election in less than five years. Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the warm favourite to retain power for much of the election campaign, …
the_briefing December 11, 2019
Firefighters call for national summit
Former emergency leaders have called for a national summit to address how to resource bushfire containment in a changing climate. “What we’re saying long term is there needs to be a paradigm shift for how we deal with these fires,” former chief …
