Former climate change minister Greg Combet today urged institutional investors to take a stand against companies that try to avoid action on climate change.
After turning to landfill gas as a fuel for some of its mainland kilns, Brickworks Building Products has had its Tasmanian facility certified 'carbon neutral'.
The Senate this afternoon voted down the Government's carbon price repeal bills, while the Coalition this morning re-introduced to the House a bill to abolish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
The Federal Government has formally axed the $1.2 billion clean technology grant scheme, with Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane abolishing three bodies responsible for assessing grant applications.