Energy standards in the National Construction Code have barely changed in a decade, and governments urgently need to tighten them, says a new report that has won the support of the Property Council.
Australia's infrastructure sustainability ratings body will now provide bonus points to projects that reduce their reliance on emissions-intensive Portland cement.
A Melbourne company that converts vans and small trucks to electric power is targeting customers including mines, waste businesses and America's fleet of yellow school buses.
If the government backs away from its proposed light vehicle efficiency standard, industry will have to make deeper carbon cuts and electric vehicle take-up will be slowed, according to ClimateWorks and AGL.