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• COAG officials leave efficiency goals out of draft building standard
  
• NSW reviews BioBanking scheme
  
• NZ to ban discharge of greenhouse gas refrigerants
  
• Virgin trials biodiesel for ground equipment

A Federal tribunal has ruled a revised e-waste export proposal put to it by Sims is so different from the one rejected by Environment Minister Tony Burke that the company can't legitimately argue it is seeking a review of the minister's decision.

• Queensland to axe 'waste tax' on July 1
  
• Government seeks comment on e-waste regulatory changes
  
• Climate department canvasses views on national inventory report

• Victoria moves on food waste and carbon-negative 'waste to energy'
  
• Latest GreenPower audit results released
  
• Uranium miner receives $5 million compensation
  
• IEA tells world energy ministers clean energy progress is too slow
  
• AEMC to host electricity metering workshop

• State schemes still unnecessary if carbon price goes: Coalition
  
• Environmental regulators explore 'proceeds of crime' options
  
• Retrofit payoff: building bought for $7.95m, sold for $12.25m
  
• Australia on track to meet Kyoto emissions commitment
  
• Tasmania urged to prioritise Climate Council tasks

• Woolworths reflects on energy savings
  
• Treasury seeks views on carbon credits regulations
  
• Re-start date for Orica plant to be set next week
  
• IEA scrutinises deployment strategies for renewables

The Gillard Government says its scheme design is likely to align Australia's carbon price fairly closely with the international one by mid-2015, but Bloomberg has come to a very different conclusion.

• Government canvasses views on energy efficiency bill
  
• Hunter region blitz results in 53 pollution reduction programs
  
• 'US EPA climate efforts could be slowed': Pew Centre

• AEMC puts energy management practices under scrutiny
  
• Parliamentary Library briefing note lists top emitters
  
• IMO backs global energy efficiency agreement on shipping

A Senate report on a bill to prevent imports of illegally logged timber has proposed substantial changes, while a separate Senate report into wind farms has played it safe, reaching no firm conclusions.