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Companies newly-approved to earn carbon credits include Wesfarmers, several energy efficiency businesses and a company that the NSW EPA has censured for 'below par' environmental performance.

• Weipa solar-diesel hybrid power plant commissioned
  
• Call for multi-site 'safeguard' emission limits
  
• ESAA compares renewables performance

After gaining major environmental benefits and cost savings through a NSW sustainability program, Teys Australia will now earn valuable carbon credits from further site improvements.

There has been a major change this month in the type of projects applying to earn carbon credits, according to Clean Energy Regulator chair Chloe Munro.

• First state government projects cleared to earn carbon credits
  
• 'Waste to energy' company wins right to earn credits
  
• Top companies send climate message to Canberra and business peers
  
• Use rates and stamp duty to encourage building efficiency: Study

• Alcoa seeks approval to export 12,000 tonnes of hazardous waste
  
• AGL to partner Lend Lease in major solar foray
  
• Major global uranium miner seeks approval for WA mine
  
• Deutsche Bank issues climate science primer for investors

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