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New projects that use native forest biomass to generate energy might still be allowed to benefit under the Renewable Energy Target scheme if key independents stick with a plan to disallow newly-gazetted regulations.

• Ferguson appoints manager of $200m renewables venture capital fund
  
• 'Hockey stick' climatologist: 'we hold the future in our hands' (with video)
  
• Carbon credits rules finalised for native forest plantings
  
• Architect of EPA Victoria transformation takes up new post

• Association urges councils to act on new 'carbon credit' rules
  
• Macquarie makes energy efficient equipment leases easier
  
• Origin chief hits back at 'egregious' CSG emissions claims

• Funding on offer for energy efficiency projects
  
• Shopping centres now 20% more water efficient, CFS reports
  
• Combet and Hunt in carbon turf war
  
• NT EPA seeks feedback on performance

The House of Representatives today formally accepted the Carbon Farming Initiative bill as amended by the Senate, with Shadow Climate Change Minister Greg Hunt affirming that a future Coalition Government would not repeal the scheme.

Despite Coalition opposition, the Senate has passed with amendments the Government's carbon farming legislation and a bill to underpin the nation's carbon registry.

As the Senate debates 'carbon farming' legislation, the Gillard Government has released draft supporting regulations that specify activities that can create offsets under the scheme.

• Victoria confirms energy efficiency scheme change
  
• Comment sought on new "carbon farming" activities
  
• Victorian agencies back new emissions calculator

• Carbon farming bills head to the Senate; Greens support likely
  
• EPA Victoria sets out what it wants from data analysts
  
• NSW specifies terms for coal ash and slag reuse
  
• Combet's climate ads plan slammed

With Parliament scheduled to debate the Carbon Farming bill today, Norton Rose climate lawyer Elisa de Wit cautions that businesses still lack crucial information on how the scheme will operate.