Browsing: Water

• GM crops an export boon, says ABARE
  
• Auto industry review seeks feedback on travel-based taxes
  
• Deloitte to advise on NT's climate policy
  
• South Australia to introduce new water heater standards
  
• Victorian regulator proposes regional water price increases

• Federal Court rejects EPBC Act challenge to Port Phillip dredging
  
• Garnaut looks forward to 'turning point'
  
• Online Clean Development Mechanism rulebook launched
  
• Productivity Commission calls for urban water review
  
• Supermarket chain supports bag levy

• Turnbull warns Rudd on permit auction revenue
  
• Australia to accept PCB-contaminated waste from Ok Tedi
  
• Offset providers guide updated
  
• NSW tribunal rejects bid to fold liquid waste levy into Sydney Water charges

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and state and territory leaders will finalise a comprehensive climate framework in October, yesterday's COAG meeting agreed.



COAG also set out a timetable for reform of environmental approval and assessment processes, endorsed a memorandum of understanding on Murray-Darling Basin management as a precursor to an intergovernmental agreement and agreed to look for ways to ease the regulatory burden on oil and gas exploration and production companies.

• Federal oil spill bill goes before parliament
  
• Senate committee to investigate waste management, CDL
  
• WWF tells Victorian government CCS demonstration projects warrant special treatment

Victoria’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the government fleet are being hampered by the reluctance of top public servants to wean themselves off six cylinder cars, according to the state’s Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability.



Commissioner Ian McPhail also calls for tougher environmental criteria in government tender processes and says there has been little progress in embedding environmental considerations into policy making, with only 7% of agencies having reformed their policy development processes.

• Rudd and Somare sign forest carbon partnership
  
  
  
• Stern hits back at Productivity Commission
  
  
  
• 'Poor environmental record' prompts EPA Victoria to oppose licence
  
  
  
• Queensland court hands down suspended jail sentence for polluter

• BCA to government – we need to 'lift our game' on the environment
  
  
  
• ABARE – under 4% of energy R&D spent on energy efficiency
  
  
  
• TRUenergy takes 20% solar stake and looks for one gigawatt Asia-Pacific roll-out
  
  
  
• EPA Victoria releases EREP guidelines

Sydney Water's operating plan for desal plant revealed * Two parliamentary reports throw cold water on mandatory ethanol target * NZ industry coalition urges emissions trading delinking mechanism * Victoria offers demonstration project grants to major water users * G7 considers clean technology fund * 'Six sins of greenwashing'

From Queensland to Aceh – 'avoided deforestation' project gets certification * Carbon Disclosure Project expands to cover ASX200 * Auditor General says there is 'little evidence' to prove key land programs are delivering



* Victorian minister quizzed on hazardous waste landfill * National Water Commission calls for coordinated approach to water capture