Australia overhauls decades-old environmental laws


FILE PHOTO: This aerial photograph taken on March 24, 2025 shows a partially logged section of a forest in the Grove of Giants in Huon Valley, Tasmania. New legislation create an independent environmental regulator and stricter rules for land clearing - a leading cause of native animal extinctions. - AFP

SYDNEY: Large carbon-emitting projects in Australia will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions as well as pollution reduction goals under new legislation overhauling decades-old environmental laws.

The reforms, approved by parliament late Thursday night, will create an independent environmental regulator and stricter rules for land clearing - a leading cause of native animal extinctions.

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