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• Queensland to introduce new geothermal legislation
  
• Insurers won't cover CCS, says Shell
  
• Trading scheme will drive shift to clean energy, says Climate Institute
  
• SA wine industry the major user of treated timber
  
• National Pollutant Inventory issues revised handbooks

The federal carbon capture and storage bill is so biased towards protecting petroleum industry interests that it could stifle plans for offshore storage of massive quantities of CO2 captured from Latrobe Valley power stations and derail coal-based projects worth billions, according to the Victorian Government, power generators and the coal industry.

Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson will shortly announce a new 'clean coal council', comprising representatives of industry and federal, state and territory officials.



The mining union says the move is welcome, but warns rapidly commercialising carbon capture and storage will require more industry cash and market reforms.



Meanwhile, Ferguson wants draft federal legislation on offshore CCS to be a 'road map' for equivalent state laws.

• Time to upgrade NSW waste policy, auditor-general says
  
• 'Environmental professionals must spotlight government failures', EIANZ told
  
• Science academies urge governments to move faster on carbon capture and storage
  
• NPI issues new reporting guide

• South Australia endorses first industry greenhouse agreement
  
• Gorgon expansion to undergo EPBC Act scrutiny
  
• Governments seek advice on merits of mandatory VOC limits
  
• Wong announces forests grants
  
• 'Leadership and funding' the main challenge facing CCS

Resources and energy minister Martin Ferguson on the weekend released a long-awaited draft Bill amending offshore petroleum legislation to establish carbon capture and storage rights.

• Coalition and Greens slam solar rebate means-test
  
• Milne tables national feed-in tariff bill
  
• Melbourne hazardous waste landfill closes ahead of schedule
  
• Rudd government quizzed on coal and energy
  
• Bligh praises Queensland businesses for water conservation efforts
  
• Garrett seeks comment on marine debris threats
  
• NSW Parliament issues carbon capture and storage paper

It's Labor's first commitment period – with the Rudd government last night setting out where its climate change and environment cash will be spent over 2008-2012. New Budget climate measures will get $341.6 million in 2008-09 and a total of $2.3 billion over 2007-08 to 2011-12.



Meanwhile, Treasurer Wayne Swan says the review of the tax system – due to report by the end of 2009 – will 'look at the role to be played by environmental taxes'.

CE Daily looks at where the money will go and guides you through the maze of Budget papers.

• Modelling of 78% revenue loss will make us wary of clean coal investments, says brown coal generator
  
• Expect an initial carbon price 'north of $20'
  
• 'Busting the emissions trading myths'
  
• MRET, MLET or neither?
  
• NSW prospects not so bleak for carbon storage
  
• Transmission concerns a major barrier for renewables

• Milne slams CCS alliance
  
• 'Ten cent levy would double container recycling rate'
  
• Training system needs to 'move up a gear'
  
• Utility's environmental licence shrinks from 113 pages to nine