Browsing: ACT

• Gillard to attend Rio+20 environmental summit
  
• Court orders mine to pay $85,000, after $10m clean up
  
• LNG plant EIS details cumulative impacts of Gladstone projects
  
• ACT large-scale solar auction draws 49 proposals

A regular CE Daily update on what to look out for over the next few weeks – including legislative changes and policy proposals.

• Experts call for action to halt decline in corporate sustainability reporting
  
• Two ways to target efficiency improvements in major new projects: Energetics
  
• Government announces CFI carbon credits panel
  
• $200 million renewables fund open for business
  
• ActewAGL refers 20MW solar plant; AGL buys Silverton wind farm

Any national energy efficiency scheme is unlikely to be ambitious enough to suit the ACT, which will introduce its own South Australian-style scheme from the start of next year.

The first in a regular new CE Daily series that details what to look out for over the next few weeks, including regulatory changes, new grant schemes and federal and state policy proposals open for comment.

• ACT kicks off large-scale solar auction
  
• Queensland's cropland protection regime in force from today
  
• Pollution prompts Hunt to seek new Port Philip Bay plan

Cutting emissions to 40% below 1990 by 2020 will cost each Canberran $216 or deliver them a net benefit of $82.99, depending on how it's done, according to studies released today by the ACT Government.

• Joint clean energy committee to meet later today
  
• EPA Victoria finalises new licence for Alcoa's Point Henry smelter
  
• ACT EPA prepares for review of environment law
  
• ANU conference looks at illegal timber trade

Most companies are closely watching the Federal carbon price push – and the likely outlines of a deal are starting to emerge – but state, territory and local governments are also taking action that has major implications for business.

• ACT sets renewable energy targets
  
• Garnaut to map out a decade of carbon spending
  
• AGL warns against rushed bans on coal seam gas