Australia scrubbed from UN climate change report after government intervention
Exclusive: All mentions of Australia were removed from the final version of a Unesco report on climate change and world heritage sites after the Australian government objected on the grounds it could impact on tourism
The Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of its worst crisis in recorded history. Unusually warm water has caused 93% of the reefs along the 2,300km site to experience bleaching. Photograph: XL Catlin Seaview Survey/AFP/Getty Images
Michael Slezak @MikeySlezak
Friday 27 May 2016 06.07 AEST Last modified on Saturday 28 May 2016 07.00 AEST
Every reference to Australia was scrubbed from the final version of a major UN report on climate change after the Australian government intervened, objecting that the information could harm tourism.
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Dec 7 2016 at 11:00 PM Updated Dec 7 2016 at 11:25 PM
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by Phillip Coorey
The Turnbull government's decision to rule out a carbon scheme for the electricity sector rejects advice from its handpicked expert who will recommend an emissions intensity scheme as the most effective way to transition to a secure and lower-cost energy supply.
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, who in October was put in charge of the review into Australia's National Energy Market, is scheduled to recommend such a scheme for the electricity sector in a preliminary report to the Prime Minister and premiers at Friday's Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra.
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