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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – April 24, 2015

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Results of first Emissions Reduction Fund auction

The first Emissions Reduction Fund auction for Carbon Abatement Contracts was held on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 April 2015 which resulted in the Clean Energy […]

Amendments to National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has registered amendments to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008. The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2015 Measures […]

Climate Change Authority calls for 30% target by 2025

The Climate Change Authority has released the first draft report of the Special Review of Australia’s future emissions reduction targets which recommends a 2025 emissions reduction target […]

AGL to close coal-fired power stations and moves towards renewable energy

Australia’s No. 2 power retailer, AGL Energy has released its new Greenhouse Gas Policy that  states it would not buy any more coal-fired power stations and […]

New Works Approval Guideline and checklist – released

EPA Victoria has introduced a new 121-page works approval guideline and an online checklist. Works approvals are issued by EPA Victoria under the Environment Protection Act 1970. […]

Audit shows decline in sustainability performance

The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Gillian Sparkes has released the Strategic Audit Report – implementation of environmental management systems in Victorian Government 2013-2014. The strategic audit […]

EPA Victoria investigates illegal dumping in Geelong region

EPA Victoria has conducted inspections at three sites in the Geelong region to investigate allegations of the illegal storage, disposal and receipt of industrial waste. EPA […]

Review of Energy Savings Scheme

Report provides options to enhance and expand ESS The NSW Government has released the NSW Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) Part 2: Options Paper which details the […]

Sydney utility fined more than $150,000 for sewerage leak

A major Sydney utility has been ordered by the NSW Land and Environment Court to pay a $157,500 penalty for a sewerage leak from its Malabar […]

EPA investigates dumped horse remains

EPA SA is investigating the remains of 12 dead horses found illegally dumped at Mt Magnificent Conservation Park, about 60 kilometres south of Adelaide. EPA Manager […]

Biofuels to underpin clean energy future

The Queensland Government will look at ways of expanding the state’s biofuels sector and will next month release a discussion paper on biofuels and bio-manufacturing. Energy […]

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