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The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has published the updated Regulatory Guide 236 Do I need an Australian financial services (AFS) licence to participate in […]
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has gazetted the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reforestation and Afforestation 2.0) Methodology Determination 2015. This updated method streamlines the earlier method […]
A new Renewable Energy Target (RET) of 33,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) received bi-partisan support in parliament last week, following months of negotiation. The RET is the […]
This week, the Renewable Energy Target 2014 Administrative Report that outlines the scheme’s performance against its legislated objectives was tabled in Federal Parliament this week. The […]
The Victorian Government has called on the Federal Government to amend the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth) to allow the state to have its own […]
The Australian Academy of Science has recommended Australia aim to reduce its carbon emissions significantly over the next 15 years as part of a global effort […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that from 12 May 2015 the Renewable Energy Target (RET) website will be combined with the Clean Energy Regulator website […]
The NSW Office of Environment & Heritage is seeking tenders to run a scenario planning process to help identify and shape future government priorities on climate […]
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has hosted a meeting of environment ministers from the ACT, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland to discuss how they can collaborate […]
The Federal Government has gazetted the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fertiliser in Irrigated Cotton) Methodology Determination 2015. The new method for […]
The Clean Energy Regulator announced that on 20 April 2015 the Clean Energy Regulator Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) Clearing House went into deficit to meet market […]
The Australian PV Institute has released an updated version of its Live Solar PV Map, giving users access to improved data from more than 5500 PV […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction has been held. The auction began on Wednesday 15 April 2015 at 9am and closed on Thursday 16 April […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced the opening of Round 2 of the Research & Development Programme that is dedicated to industry-partnered projects that seek […]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council have released the Review of Governance Arrangements for Australian Energy Markets – Issues Paper that represents part of […]
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has released the Energy White Paper that sets out an energy policy framework for delivering competitively priced and reliable energy supply […]
Emissions reduction methods set out the rules for estimating emissions reductions from different activities. Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has recently gazetted the – Industrial Electricity […]
Just a reminder that the Federal Department of the Environment has released the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF): Safeguard mechanism consultation paper for comment that outlines design […]
The Federal Government has released the 2013-14 National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data detailing emissions from more than 4,300 industry facilities of 93 toxic substances. The data […]
Federal Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt has asked the Climate Change Authority to conduct a Special Review to assess – whether or not Australia should […]
The Federal Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has released, for comment, an issues paper on Setting Australia’s post-2020 target for greenhouse gas emissions as […]
The Climate Change Authority has released a practical guide on Comparing countries’ emissions targets. The guide is designed to assist Australians understand and compare different countries […]
Sydney and Melbourne have joined 15 other cities to form the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, a collaboration of global cities committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions […]
The Federal Department of the Environment this week released, for comment, a consultation paper on the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF): Safeguard Mechanism that outlines its design […]
Further clarity has been released by the Clean Energy Regulator this week that relates to key dates for the participation into the first Emissions Reduction Fund […]
The Federal Department of the Environment has released a consultation paper on the review of the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) and the Carbon Neutral Program. […]
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