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The Federal Government has assured a leading textile company that value for money is the primary consideration in government purchasing, and that companies holding Good Environment Choice certification won't receive preference in government buying decisions.

• National recycling scheme targets mercury in lights
  
• Garrett rules out revisiting greenhouse trigger
  
• Sydney outlines sustainability progress
  
• Report to G8 outlines international approaches to energy efficiency
  
• Assessment streamlining calls 'over-simplistic': ANEDO
  
• New guide for Victorian estuary managers

• Asbestos dumping costs truck operator $133,000
  
• Green building credits revised for stormwater, transport
  
• Energy ministers consulting on air conditioner efficiency standards
  
• Poll: 65% think Labor and Coalition no different on climate

• EPA seeks comment on WA uranium proposal
  
• Wong announces tougher regulations for solar installers
  
• ACT sets out solar access policies

• Senate inquiry into RET amendments now due Tuesday
  
• Aldi joins 'carbon reduction label' scheme
  
• Governments now embracing green buildings: report

The troubled rollout of some of the Rudd Government's climate change programs underlines the benefits of delivery through an external entity like the Carbon Trust, its chairman, Robert Hill said today.

The Property Council today warned a Senate inquiry that a bill requiring disclosure of office building energy performance would create a 'massive' logjam of buildings to be rated, while Lend Lease and green building advocate Che Wall described the bill as a failure.

A bill introduced today by Assistant Climate Minister Greg Combet obliges office building owners to disclose their building's energy rating to buyers and tenants, with a maximum penalty of $100,000 for failure to disclose and up to two years jail for those misusing information.

In statements to Parliament, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong and assistant minister Greg Combet have set out the failures of the Government's insulation and green loans schemes and their plans to fix them but they are far from adequate, says the Coalition.

• Ministers seek input on energy use benchmarking
  
• EPHC releases wind farm development guidelines
  
• Sydney development signs to Clinton Climate Initiative