The introduction of a carbon price means many councils will for the first time have to report under NGERS, the climate department has already boosted NGERS compliance efforts and there are ways companies can extract maximum value from their emissions and energy data, says NDEVR's Matt Drum.
Federal changes mean companies will find it easier to buy and use Australian carbon credits, a NSW review is likely to result in tougher environmental incident notification rules and a Western Australian appeal decision confirms that backers of major projects will face carbon offset obligations.
The fact that this year's global CO2 emissions will again be the highest on record is all the proof you need that companies don't really believe in the rhetoric of corporate social responsibility, says Ecos Corporation founder Paul Gilding.
