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Landmark decision from Queensland land court declared emissions from Waratah Coal project would limit the rights of future generations
Debate over the peaceful right to protest returns
While relocating a flood-prone city such as Lismore with its population of more than 28,000 might seem impractical, smaller towns have been successfully rebuilt since the middle of the 19th century.
Entire homes, shops and businesses were completely submerged in flood-ravaged Lismore. Many locals have been left with nothing - but no-one has a simple solution to safeguard their future.
Last modified on Wed 27 Jan 2021 20.07 EST Australia will effectively be abandoning the Paris agreement unless it makes at least a 50% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reaches net zero well before 2050, according to an analysis by policymakers and scientists. A report by a new group calling itself the Climate Targets Panel found the Morrison government should be setting a 2030 emissions reduction target of between 50% and 74% if Australia was to comply with goals of limiting global heating to 2C and 1.5C respectively. Both would be a significant increase on the Morrison government...