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Global Briefing: NATO confirms carbon neutral mission

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Military alliance announces target to cut emissions 45 per cent by 2030, Australia explores carbon pricing plans, and all the big green stories from around the world this week. The move was hailed as an "historic breakthrough" by campaigners, who hailed it as a world first. NATO confirms plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2050.

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'Powering Up Britain': Government aims to trigger 'Green Day' investment blitz

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When global energy supplies are disrupted and weaponised by the likes of Putin, we have seen household bills soar and economic growth slow around the world," said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. "We As part of the package of announcements, the government will today publish a formal response to Chris Skidmore's independent Net Zero Review.

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Global Briefing: China suspends climate talks with US over Taiwan stand-off

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Fall out from Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei hits international climate talks, Australia's climate bill advances, and all the biggest green business stories from around the world. Ever since the Paris Agreement of 2015, bilateral negotiations between the world's largest economic superpowers have been critical to the UN climate talks.

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The two Australias at Cop28: a country at odds with itself on the climate crisis

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At Cop28, Labor has made more progress on climate than the Coalition did in nearly a decade – but can this be true if Australia remains the world’s third biggest fossil fuel exporter?

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Global Briefing: Australia passes landmark climate legislation

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Climate Change Minister, Chris Bowen, hailed the passage of the long-awaited legislation as "a good day for our parliament and our country" that would send a message around the world that Australia was "serious about reaping the economic opportunities from affordable renewable energy". We want to remain at the forefront.

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Global Briefing: EU confirms 2035 ban for new petrol and diesel cars

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Australia vows to cut methane emissions, the US ratifies the Kigali Agreement, and all the other green business news from around the world this week. Bowen said the government would invest up to A$3bn in technologies and projects that can help deliver on the target. EU brokers deal to bring an end to internal combustion engine cars.

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Global Briefing: EU urges organisations top join push to plant three billion trees

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European tree-planting, US clean energy procurement plans, and the rest of the green business news from around the world this week. However, asked if the 43 per cent target was negotiable as part of any post-election coalition talks, Bowen replied: "No". "Of John Kerry preps fresh climate finance push.

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