Big emitters will be expected to provide more information on their carbon offset strategies, as well as their scope 3 emissions, under new WA EPA guidance released today.
Technological solutions to climate change have become economically viable faster than anticipated, but greater efforts are needed to rapidly deploy them, concludes a new analysis from ClimateWorks.
A cross-bench Bill that would require NGER reporting of scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions has been slammed as impractical by the Minerals Council and the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network.
Emissions from big emitters covered by the Safeguard Mechanism have increased by 12.7 million tonnes over the past two years, new data from the Clean Energy Regulator shows.
The Climate Change Authority has recommended an inquiry into whether to introduce mandatory disclosure requirements for business of climate change-related financial risks.
The NSW government's plan to put the state on track to net-zero emissions will encourage good performers and expose bad ones, while leveraging government procurement and assets to an unprecedented extent.
Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generators fell by 4.8 million tonnes last financial year, new NGER data shows, but emissions from the oil and gas industry rose by almost double that amount.