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• NT to put carbon price tag on land clearing applications
  
• Renewable energy centre bill clears Senate
  
• Queensland pulls plug on solar hot water rebate scheme
  
• Cadbury, Xerox and GPT in the running for sustainability prize

• Holcim to pay $280,000 after federal environment department investigation
  
• Senate inquiry into climate and vegetation laws kicks off
  
• WA offers low emissions technology grants
  
• Victoria issues handbook for industry on using large solar thermal systems

A Department of Climate Change analysis concludes abatement estimates in the Opposition's climate plan are 'not realistic' and the proposal is likely to deliver less than a third of the amount required to meet a 5% target.

Green carbon costings by the Rudd Government suggest it and the Coalition will do battle over whose climate policies really constitute 'a great big new tax', while other CE Daily sources consider a Howard-era measure – panned by Wilkins – could be influential in shaping Opposition policy.

The Coalition doesn't favour emissions trading or a carbon tax, but hasn't ruled out an energy efficiency trading scheme, shadow climate change minister Greg Hunt tells CE Daily.

Dumped Coalition leader Malcolm Turnbull today accused new leader Tony Abbott of not wanting to do anything about climate change, but Abbott's likely new climate spokesman Greg Hunt says it's time to look at what 'direct action' can deliver.