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• Fund backs first owners corporation office block retrofit
  
• New head for Greenpeace
  
• Farmers and foresters surveyed on bioenergy
  
• E3 program explains legislative changes

• COAG officials leave efficiency goals out of draft building standard
  
• NSW reviews BioBanking scheme
  
• NZ to ban discharge of greenhouse gas refrigerants
  
• Virgin trials biodiesel for ground equipment

• Qantas plans first 'sustainable fuel' flight; specifies CO2 charges
  
• Sims wins more time to fight hazardous waste export permit refusal
  
• Governments falling behind on chemicals reform
  
• Comment sought on NSW rail project noise guidelines

• $350m 'carbon price' write-down for TRUenergy power plant
  
• No place for alternative fuel mandates, new Federal strategy says
  
• Coal mine penalised $117,000
  
• Victoria makes EPBC referral justifying 'strategic' alpine grazing
  
• Focus $10bn clean energy body on RD&D, not deployment, says ESAA

The Gillard Government today revealed the emission limits it might impose through mandatory vehicle CO2 standards applying from 2015, in a discussion paper that asks whether car-makers should be allowed to 'bank' credits if they reach targets ahead of time.

• Canberra to impose anti-dumping duties on U.S. biodiesel
  
• Qantas, Woolworths distance themselves from carbon letter to PM
  
• Burke urged to assess five WA projects on greenhouse gas grounds
  
• 'Technical' EPBC Act breaches lead to penalty for coal seam gas company

Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten today released draft legislation that overhauls the tax treatment of alternative fuels and delivers on a commitment made to key Independent Tony Windsor to delay an end to special arrangements for ethanol.

• Shell seeks special permit to export hazardous waste
  
• Queensland delays 5% ethanol mandate due to Federal 'uncertainties'
  
• International alliance details key climate finance measures
  
• Infigen proposes $150 million solar farm
  
• Origin on track for 2020 emissions intensity target

• Australian Customs launches inquiry into U.S. biodiesel exports
  
• Parliament passes building efficiency disclosure and agvet bills
  
• Energy market operator details 'hubs' proposal to grid-connect renewables

• Australia well placed for 'Gen 2' biofuels, report concludes
  
• Energy efficiencies scheme reviews generators exemption
  
• Annual report reveals abatement cost of Australia's greenhouse gas programs
  
• Large rise in reports of possible EPBC Act breaches
  
• Victoria to Wong – act now and give generators generous, conditional assistance
  
• Study centre issues report on China and energy