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Importers and major consumers of refrigerants face a review of legislative controls that will take into account international efforts to phase-out harmful gases.

Sydney City Council has dropped Origin Energy as its preferred trigeneration services provider and shelved plans for a precinct-scale unit at Green Square.

New reports from an Australian group representing funds that manage more than $900 billion warn oil and gas reserves might have to remain unexploited and urge investors to seek climate change risk assessments from owners of large mines.

A proposed change to the NABERS building rating tool imperils the growth of precinct-level cogeneration and trigeneration, says Cogent Energy's Michael Snow.

• Bill Clinton's sustainability 'tattoo test' (with video)
  
• Sustainability lessons from the London Olympics (with video)
  
• Three lessons for business from Rio+20: KPMG's Yvo de Boer

NSW Government delays in releasing its 'waste to energy' policy are hindering Sydney City's efforts to use biogas as part of its ambitious plans for a network of trigeneration facilities, mayor Clover Moore said today.

• NSW regulator lowers 'fair' estimate of feed-in tariff
  
• Sydney City teams with Low Carbon Australia
  
• Fleet owners continue to reduce CO2 emissions faster than private
  
• Mediation aims to resolve NT container deposit teething problems
  
• Iron ore company says port development could be major 'green grid' user
  
• Oil refiners must adapt quickly to survive: Accenture

• NSW solar audit finds major defects in 18.5% of units
  
• NGER data 'a major step forward' for energy statistics
  
• EPA Victoria releases licence monitoring guidelines
  
• Carbon price would drive green building demand, council says

• Government delays green tax breaks scheme
  
• Expect 'modest' abatement from forests and soils, CSIRO tells Senate
  
• NZ wind farm decision-makers obliged to consider 'national interest'
  
• Don't scapegoat renewables, Climate Institute says
  
• Major emitters to meet next week

• City of Sydney unveils $950m trigeneration plan; seeks green infrastructure experts
  
• Improving existing buildings crucial in efforts to cut emissions, says Carbon Trust
  
• Academy crunches the numbers on Australia's low-carbon power options
  
• AGL challenges 'tyranny of dominant thought' on hidden wind costs