Australia will contribute up to $30 million to a project that aims to protect more than 200,000 hectares of peatland in Indonesia's Kalimantan region, with BHP Billiton also pledging its support.
Despite reports of serious misconduct by water brokers and some legal proceedings pending in NSW, a report for the National Water Commission released today says the claims of misconduct are not widespread and there is no need to introduce a licensing scheme for brokers or for substantial new regulatory measures.
NSW allows application of bauxite processing waste to farms; Garrett takes Downer to task for climate targets comment; NSW approves new coal mine; WA waste oil crisis; and SA and Federal governments to extend water recycling scheme
A Senate inquiry into a bill that would introduce mandatory reporting of greenhouse emissions and energy use today recommended changes so the Bill would not automatically override all state and territory laws requiring reporting of greenhouse emissions and energy use data.
Today's report into lead contamination in the WA port township of Esperance has delivered a scathing assessment of the mining company that transported lead carbonate to the town, the port that loaded for it export and the WA Department of Environment and Conservation.
A WA parliamentary inquiry into lead contamination in Esperance says that failing to identify or prevent the pollution points to a lack of compliance culture within the state's environment department.
The federal government says it has committed $3.4 billion to the fight against climate change, but its spending so far constitutes only a tiny fraction of the federal budget, shadow environment minister Peter Garrett t told the National Press Club in Canberra today.
Federal and state energy officials today proposed new energy efficiency programs including a 'green lease' scheme for all major new and refurbished government buildings.
