A small #wind farm that has been a flash-point for local environmental concerns has been waved through the federal #EPBC queue, but with a raft of conditions.
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A flurry of new solar and battery projects has appeared in #AEMO’s grid management system, driving home just how popular the two technologies have been with investors. But in the #EPBC queue, it’s all about wind.
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The National EPA is a really important reform. It will be at the front line of applying these standards and bringing them to life. It will be the custodian of the standards. #auspol #EPBC
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2. The decision to allow thousands of hectares of savannah woodland to be cleared in the NT without requiring assessment was extraordinary. #NT #EPBC #auspol
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Two decisions this year concern me.
1. It was quite extraordinary to see the national interest exemption used to approve Alcoa’s ongoing destruction of jarrah forests in SW Western Australia. #Alcoa #EPBC #auspol
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Fascinating discussion on the use of discretionary language in the #EPBC - if it's not specific, it's too easy for developers to find ways to work around the protections we seek
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A lot of discretionary language has slipped into the draft standard… inconsistent with Prof Graeme Samuel’s intention. #EPBC #auspol
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Climate is not mentioned at all in the standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance. We see this as a problem. #EPBC #auspol
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There is a risk that in the headlong rush to streamline approvals and accredit State and Territory governments to deliver the outcomes specified in the standards, the promised nature protection gains fall by the wayside. #auspol #EPBC
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The standards will be critical to whether the reform of the environment laws delivers the step change in nature protection that has been promised. #EPBC #auspol
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ACF's national biodiversity policy adviser Brendan Sydes is about to give evidence to the Senate committee looking at the standards that will underpin the new environment laws. #auspol #EPBC You can watch here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csf-...
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Following Watt's national interest exemption that'll permit Alcoa to keep smashing jarrah forests for bauxite strip-mining after 15 yrs of ILLEGAL CLEARING, Watt's dept's deemed clearing of thousands of hectares of NT savanna that's habitat for 13 threatened species "not a controlled action" #EPBC
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Plans to develop a 300 MW wind farm in Central Tasmania have approved by the federal environment minister, after nearly seven years in the #EPBC queue.
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Plans for one of Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid projects have been waved through the federal #EPBC queue just one month after joining it.
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A day after announced full commercial operation of its Supernode battery in Brisbane, #Quinbrook has submitted plans for Supernode North to the #EPBC.
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Solar and battery project proposed for central northern Victoria gets #EPBC all-clear just four months after joining the queue.
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The hotly contested New England renewable energy zone has finally put in its application for a federal green tick under the #EPBC Act.
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Bowdens Silver facing stiff fight for approval on Aboriginal heritage
@michaelsainsbury.bsky.social reports the latest in long battle to get silver lead mine up #auspol #EPBC
michaelwest.com.au/cultural-her...
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A 250 MW #solar project, that is adding a battery and won a federal CIS tender, is seeking #EPBC approval for its plans to protect koalas.
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Murray Watt’s licence to kill endangered species www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
#KoreaZinc #EPBC #auspol
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#EPBC reforms blamed for creating enough uncertainty for global energy giants to withdraw their application for controversial carbon capture and storage project.
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A new $2 billion solar and #battery hybrid project has entered the federal #EPBC queue, and hopes to be operational in 2031, if it can land state approvals too.
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We have all been dreading this Summer. Despite expert warning from firefighters & community concerns, the old chaps in Canberra have been too busy playing in the retirement home ( #parliament) sandpit to actually DO anything about #ClimateCatastrophe.
#auspol
#NoFossilFuels
#EPBC
#WaterManagement
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Excellent description of the current #ALP #political #capital just evaporating as they dither about being secretive & failing to address the #corruption they inherited from #LNP. Now the situation is of their making. The #NACC, #AUKUS #EPBC , #NDIS #AI and #SocialMedia ban have added to the mess.
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I am becoming slowly more aware of the #federal #government working hard NOT to be held accountable by the #ICC ( or us voters) for anything! Signs of devolution
1. of #EPBC to states,
2. of #health & duty of care for #future generations
3. Claiming lack of control for arms exports to #israel
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The recent efforts
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#BOM website changes costly and without trials or consultation
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#FOI reform towards more secrecy
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#EPBC act against all expert advice
Now compounding ../3
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As I have been consistently saying, the new #environmental #legislation entrenches and expands the worst of what the #EPBC has become. No-one was after perfect, it's just a pity we've settled for much less than is possible.
The great con.
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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#AdamMorron on the #EPBC #EPA legislation. As he calls it constant vigilance will be necessary.
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I did a little bit of this, others did a lot, often working weekends/nights - satisfying to see this done!
I worked on the original version of the #EPBC Act, now gearing up to help realise this new vision for our national environment laws - an exciting time!
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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