Policy

Ranking traffic lights and a new 'hard cop': Australia's new environmental policy

Ranking traffic lights and a new ‘hard cop’: Australia’s new environmental policy

The federal government has committed to a historic overhaul of Australia’s environmental laws in a move that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says will reverse the decline of Australia’s environment and “leave it in a better state. than the one in which we found it”. Key points: The review of Australia’s environmental laws was initially given …

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Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon is decreasing, but the devastation continues

Brazil: Deforestation in the Amazon is decreasing, but the devastation continues

According to an environmentalist, outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro hands over to his successor, Lula da Silva, “an Amazon in flames”. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has declined in the 12 months to July, according to new government data, as new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeks to restore protection for the vital rainforest. National …

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