A new report shows office building owners and their tenants have benefited from energy efficiency disclosure obligations, and now the Federal Government is poised to expand the scheme's reach.
Mandating refrigeration and air-conditioning maintenance checks and banning supermarkets from using certain refrigerants would cost-effectively deliver large reductions in emissions, say new reports from the Federal Government.
The ERF is largely useless for commercial building upgrades, according to Bruce Precious, sustainability manager with listed property company, GPT Group.
The Federal Government's decision not to introduce a take-back scheme for appliances containing potent greenhouse gases shows it isn't prepared to tackle a major illegal source of emissions, says the Australian Refrigeration Association.