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The EU went into battle on Wednesday to secure a path to its pledge of carbon neutrality by 2050, triggering an epic political clash over electric cars and fuel prices that could last for years.
The mammoth plan was unveiled by the European Commission and is intended to transform the bloc s economy from fossil fuel dependency to a world of net-zero emissions.
Brussels also hopes to establish Europe as the unquestioned leader on meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord. Europe is now the very first continent that presents a comprehensive architecture to meet our climate ambitions, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels.
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Human rights groups and Indigenous advocates have criticised the federal government for ignoring international pressure to raise the age of criminal responsibility.
Australia fronted the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday evening, as part of the Universal Period Review which occurs every five years, thrusting its human rights record under the global spotlight.
Currently, children in Australia can be held criminally responsible from the age of 10.
More than 30 member nations supported a key recommendation from an initial UN hearing in January to raise the minimum age to 14.
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Appearing before the committee, Australian s Permanent Representative to the UN Sally Mansfield did not formally accept the recommendation, saying responsibility lies with states and territories.
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Environment Minister Sussan Ley is appealing a Federal Court declaration that she has a duty of care to protect children from future personal injury caused by climate change.
Justice Mordecai Bromberg made official on Thursday his ruling that Ms Ley owed the duty to all Australian children when exercising her legislative decision-making powers, regarding the Vickery Coal Mine in northern NSW.
Eight children took action against Ms Ley last year, challenging an expansion to the Whitehaven Coal-owned project north of Gunnedah.
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The project was approved previously by NSW s Independent Planning Commission and would result in 100 million additional tonnes of carbon emissions.