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The Federal Government has announced its plan to progress to the second stage of its Nature Positive Plan, including establishing Environment Protection Australia. Laws to deliver […]
The Federal Government has launched Australia’s first national Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy (ESP Policy) which aligns with recommendations from the Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group interim […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released a consultation paper and Exposure draft amendments for your comments on proposed 2024 […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has updated the certificate shortfall register. This follows the 2023 assessment year surrender period for liable entities under the Renewable Energy Target (RET). This includes a list of […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has opened a fourth pilot exit window for the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) fixed delivery exit arrangement. ACCU Review Implementation consultation […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the latest register of solar water heaters version 51 that came into effect on 24 April 2024. The register lists […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released for comment the proposed transmission and infrastructure licence (TIL) guideline and application content […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking feedback on the Draft Transmission and Infrastructure Licence Guideline and Application Content Guide. […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released an issues paper for comment on proposed amendments to the National Electricity Law […]
The NSW Government has released the latest NSW emissions projections that confirm expectations that more is needed to meet emissions reduction targets. The update to the […]
Australia lags significantly behind in EV infrastructure, such as charging stations, in comparison to the UK where London virtually has at least one or two charging […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is reminding liable entities that they must surrender their small-scale technology certificates (STCs) by Quarter 1 (Q1) 2024 deadline of Monday 29 April […]
On 27 March 2024, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and other measures) Bill was introduced to Federal Parliament. The Bill will implement two reforms […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is seeking your feedback on proposed amendments to audit requirements for certain plantation forestry projects under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme (ACCUs). The Clean […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has announced the Australia-Austria Industrial Decarbonisation Demonstration Partnerships Program that provides funding for joint Australian […]
The Climate Change Authority is seeking feedback on the 2035 emissions reduction targets to be included in Australia’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is updating Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2019–2030 (the Strategy) and has released a discussion paper. The updating […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released the National Climate Adaptation issues paper for your comment. The Australian Government is […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released the National Climate Risk Assessment First Pass Assessment Report which is a national […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking comment on the draft National Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) Framework. OECMs, […]
The NSW Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Stronger Regulation and Penalties) Bill 2024 (EPLA Bill) was passed by Parliament on 21 March 2024, with the bill expected to commence […]
To minimise the risk of carbon leakage, the Safeguard Mechanism reforms introduced the trade-exposed baseline-adjusted (TEBA) framework. The framework provides a reduced decline rate for a […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking feedback on the proposed design of the expanded Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has announced that the Australian Government declared an area in the Southern Ocean, off […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has released the latest Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: September 2023?. […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has approved Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) as the new installer and designer accreditation scheme operator (ASO) under the Small-scale Renewable Energy […]
Recent climate change related amendments made to the Environment Protection Act 1993 came into effect on 1 March 2024. The amendments define and then add the terms […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has announced that the 2024 renewable power percentage (RPP) and small-scale technology percentage (STP) has been set by legislative amendment: RPP is 18.48% STP is […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data for January 2024. Highlights include: 9.6 MW of capacity was approved for LGC […]
The Federal Government has released the Approach to Climate Risk and Opportunity Management in the Public Sector 2024–2026 that aims to develop APS capabilities to identify, manage and […]
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