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We need overriding public interest test to break approval logjam

Australia has to look at the global impacts of green projects, not just local ones. The alternative might be stagnation, or worse.

Alan FinkelFormer Chief Scientist

Aug 12, 2024 – 2.06pm

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A key goal for Australia is to rapidly decarbonise our domestic economy. But we lie far behind other countries.

If land-use offsets are not included, by the end of 2023, Australia’s emissions were only 2.5 per cent down on the 2005 baseline.

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