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title: Morrison government tries to fudge Reef status as Cannon-Brookes puts pens down
description: The Australian government attempted to water down language around the health of the Reef in the latest IPCC report, pushing to include wording that the reef was “not yet in crisis”.
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# Morrison government tries to fudge Reef status as Cannon-Brookes puts pens down
Monday, 7 March 2022
The Australian government attempted to water down language around the health of the Reef in the latest IPCC report, pushing to include wording that the reef was “not yet in crisis” where the final report included a section headed “The Great Barrier Reef in Crisis”.
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield are set to walk away from their proposal to buy AGL and fast-track the closure of its coal-fired power stations after the climate polluter’s board rejected a sweetened bid worth nearly $9 billion.
The Climate Council has called for all political parties to acknowledge the climate crisis is driving worsening disasters including the floods in Queensland and New South Wales, and outline steps on how to prepare for future disasters.
[‘Unscientific’: Morrison government wanted IPCC to say Great Barrier Reef ‘not yet in crisis’](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/05/dishonest-morrison-government-wanted-ipcc-to-say-great-barrier-reef-not-yet-in-crisis)
The Australian government pushed to soften the wording of a major report by the IPCC, the world’s leading climate science authority, to say the Great Barrier Reef is not yet in crisis.
[‘Putting our pens down’: Cannon-Brookes, Brookfield set to walk after AGL knocks back sweetened offer](https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/cannon-brookes-brookfield-raise-bid-to-buy-power-giant-agl-20220306-p5a28t.html)
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield are set to walk away from their proposal to buy AGL and fast-track coal closure after the company’s board rejected a second bid worth almost $9 billion.
[‘It’s not a footnote. It’s the story’: Climate Council says too many Australian leaders silent on cause of floods](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/07/its-not-a-footnote-its-the-story-climate-council-says-too-many-australian-leaders-silent-on-cause-of-floods)
The Climate Council has issued a pre-election call for all Australian political parties to acknowledge the climate crisis is driving worsening disasters, including the “megafloods” in Queensland and New South Wales
[Australian Industry Group calls for deeper climate cuts, coal exit plan](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Faustralian-industry-group-calls-for-deeper-climate-cuts-coal-exit-plan%2Fnews-story%2Ff069399717b52fe8f3733330920884c0&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=6ChjcnBAISxSjL9w26ZwSCiXklY&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5nb2xkY29hc3RidWxsZXRpbi5jb20uYXUifQ.fYbq3kDda64vQfKm_ZFs_wV8VWPsD-3JfxCj7RcVDtTL2WV9LYBWbZs8cD3dSXOLxM14XKumj0nG_42zYkqwhg)
The Australian Industry Group has laid out its pre-election priorities, calling for more ambitious climate cuts and a stronger plan on the retirement of coal-powered plants.
[Renewable energy microgrid for the Daintree](https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/renewable-energy-microgrid-for-the-daintree-20220305-p5a23w)
A renewable energy microgrid, complete with a solar farm, battery and hydrogen plant, will be built for residents in the world-heritage-protected Daintree Rainforest, after the federal government agreed to pay $18.75 million for the construction.
[Greens leader Adam Bandt in Townsville to announce Green Metal’s Australia](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au%2Fnews%2Ftownsville%2Fgreens-leader-adam-bandt-in-townsville-to-announce-green-metals-australia%2Fnews-story%2F170b9b8d7c543d4418edee2b49aab99f&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=N7WysRDNSUAVRHURDj4GYCinFCA&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5nb2xkY29hc3RidWxsZXRpbi5jb20uYXUifQ.fYbq3kDda64vQfKm_ZFs_wV8VWPsD-3JfxCj7RcVDtTL2WV9LYBWbZs8cD3dSXOLxM14XKumj0nG_42zYkqwhg)
The Greens have hatched a plan to drive $5.9bn of investment to coordinate with Green Metals Australia, looking at the development of critical minerals, green metals processing and manufacturing industries.
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