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• Don't settle for symbolic action, Gillard warned
  
• New biotech plant opens in Mackay
  
• EPHC sets out priorities for next five years

• Australia well placed for 'Gen 2' biofuels, report concludes
  
• Energy efficiencies scheme reviews generators exemption
  
• Annual report reveals abatement cost of Australia's greenhouse gas programs
  
• Large rise in reports of possible EPBC Act breaches
  
• Victoria to Wong – act now and give generators generous, conditional assistance
  
• Study centre issues report on China and energy

Professor Ross Garnaut this morning handed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd an all-embracing set of policy proposals to combat climate change. Garnaut warned that a failure by this generation to deal with climate change 'would haunt humanity until the end of time'.

• You can't see Wilkins review, Government tells Senate
  
• $3 billion gas-to-liquids plant would reduce oil dependence, says Queensland study
  
• Queensland releases climate review issues paper
  
• Hunt calls for landfill audit as methane leak triggers call to leave homes

The Federal Government should double the size of its Green Car Innovation Fund to $1 billion if it proves successful, recommends the Bracks review of the automotive industry. The review, released today, backs including transport in the emissions trading scheme, but warns that imposing vehicle emissions targets as well would be 'overly burdensome'.

• Don't risk nation's competitive advantage, warns Coalition
  
• Climate Ready program seeks first round grant applications
  
• How Queensland's climate impact statement process works
  
• Tasmania to hold fuel summit
  
• IPCC issues climate change and water report

Governments must be more active in crafting policy responses that deal with the task of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and face up to the risk of increasingly scarce and costly oil supplies, warns a new report based on CSIRO modelling of a range of emissions trading and oil price scenarios.

It's Labor's first commitment period – with the Rudd government last night setting out where its climate change and environment cash will be spent over 2008-2012. New Budget climate measures will get $341.6 million in 2008-09 and a total of $2.3 billion over 2007-08 to 2011-12.



Meanwhile, Treasurer Wayne Swan says the review of the tax system – due to report by the end of 2009 – will 'look at the role to be played by environmental taxes'.

CE Daily looks at where the money will go and guides you through the maze of Budget papers.

• Draft RIS released for smart meter roll-out
  
• NSW Premier says E10 mandate will involve 'hard decisions'
  
• Woodside speaks publicly on trading – finally
  
• Geothermal association commissions advice on 2020 prospects
  
• Asia Pacific Partnership greenlights new 'mini-grid' renewables project for Australia

• Wong flags joint project with Clinton Climate Initiative
  
• SA government caves in on solar feed-in tariff law
  
• Queensland minister – we're getting ready for peak oil
  
• Rio Tinto estimates temperature impacts of NSW mine expansion
  
• Federal government plans biodiesel change to standard
  
• EPA Victoria invites auditor applications
  
• WWF – northern WA coast one of the few pristine marine environments
  
• IEA to U.S. – it's time to price carbon
  
• 'We're sleepwalking to catastrophe', Prince Charles to European Parliament