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The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on options for a national phase out of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid […]
The Climate Change Authority has released its review report on the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). The Authority stated in its media release that the ERF was […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the 2017 Review of Climate Change Policies. The 2017 review was undertaken to ensure Australia’s policies […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that 7.95 million tonnes of abatement at a total contract value of $104 million were purchased in the sixth Emissions […]
The Federal Clean Energy Regulator has announced that Australia is expected to meet the 2020 Renewable Energy Target. The Regulator had previously stated that to meet […]
The Australian Government is undertaking an independent review of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (GEMS Act). The review is a statutory requirement to […]
A review of the operation of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012 is being undertaken by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to consider the effectiveness of the […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $20 million funding round for early stage research and development into hydrogen to propel innovation in exporting […]
The Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia has announced that consultation is open on 21 areas proposed for oil and gas exploration in offshore Australian […]
The Federal Government has announced that applications are now open for the $26 million Gas Acceleration Program, which is designed to accelerate new supplies from onshore […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: June 2017. The update provides estimates of […]
A report on 2017 emissions projections for Australia has been released by the Federal Department of the Environment and Energy. The report provides detail on emissions […]
The Federal Government has passed the changes to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989, the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import […]
On 11 January 2018, noxious emissions standards for outdoor power equipment and marine engines commenced on 11 January 2018. These products include: spark ignition engines with […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the monthly emissions reduction fund carbon abatement statement for November 2017. The update summarises the activity for the Emissions Reduction […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has updated the safeguard baselines table, which is a list of facilities that have been issued a reported emission baseline determination under […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released an interim operational policy to clarify the method requirements for stratifying carbon estimation areas for activities under the human-induced regeneration […]
The National Landcare Program has opened the Regional Land Partnerships tender, which will invest $450 million over five years to deliver national Landcare priorities at a […]
A revision of Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy: 2010 – 2030 has been released. Based on the findings of a review into the first five years of […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has invited nominations for species, ecological communities or key threatening processes to be considered for listing under national […]
The National Transport Commission is seeking comment on proposed amendments to the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail Edition, as […]
The Federal Government has announced a $2 million innovation challenge for novel solutions to boost coral abundance on the Great Barrier Reef and restore reefs. The […]
A $60 million investment has been made by the Federal Government in the protection of the Great Barrier Reef. The funding boost over 18 months is […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released an information paper Considerations for five year revision. The paper has been published to […]
The Essential Services Commission (ESC) has made announcements and released a number of updates over the December 2017-January 2018 period in relation to the Victorian Energy […]
The Victorian Government has released Protecting Victoria’s Environment – Biodiversity 2037, a biodiversity plan for the state. The plan is intended to stop plan the decline […]
The Victorian Government’s ban on e-waste from landfill is set to commence in July 2018. As part of the investment of $16.5 million being made in […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Research, development and demonstration (RD&D) approval (Publication 1369.7, December 2017) provides and update to […]
The third round of the New Energy Jobs Fund for new energy technology projects opened on 12 December 2017. The funding aims to encourage the uptake […]
The Victorian Government has announced a new Agriculture Energy Investment Plan, aimed at helping Victorian farmers manage energy costs. The $30 million Plan provides: $5 million […]
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