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• Change trading rules to encourage oil mallee industry, says WA plan
  
• Policy brief warns of 'eye-opening' forecasts on malaria, dengue
  
• EPA Victoria issues draft industrial water re-use guidelines
  
• Voluntary Carbon Standard launches rules for land use projects

• Pulp and paper industry warns of closures, outlines abatement options
  
• Déjà vu on waste: ministers' progress 'grossly' over-stated
  
• Climate Institute releases abatement modelling tool
  
• WA to provide water treatment for Esperance lead-affected families
  
• Australian Coal Association releases more than 40 CCS videos

• Pipe gas to cut emissions or WA the 'biggest loser', says Premier
  
• Environment court fines developer $40,000
  
• Garnaut issues technical papers
  
• International Energy Agency sounds alarm on CCS

• 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

• Ferguson tables CCS bills: 'liability lies where it falls'
  
• Marine oil spills bill goes before Parliament
  
• WA review native vegetation laws
  
• EU emissions fall slightly
  
• Shell urges CCS action, ex-BP chief says dismantle fossil fuel subsidies

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.

• Garnaut flags supplementary report
  
• Bag ban a cow of an option on economic grounds, RIS reveals
  
• Rudd's tax inquiry to look at trading ramifications
  
• 'Sales ploy' environmental fee shafted in tyres recycling proposal
  
• EPHC releases recycled water guidelines

Federal Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong today outlined a $12.9 billion, decade-long water investment program, that includes new water initiatives.



Meanwhile, Canegrowers chief Ian Ballantyne says a meeting yesterday between the minister and peak farm groups showed the government is yet to decide whether to bring agriculture in under its proposed emissions trading scheme in the initial stages.

• Travelling north: Wong, Garrett and Garnaut head to PNG
  
• Federal government seeks advice on renewables target scheme revamp
  
• Productivity Commission to investigate 'regulatory burden' on upstream oil and gas
  
• G8 business groups set out climate policy expectations; IEA chief urges action; APP to meet again
  
• EPA Victoria issues urban design water guide, SA EPA issues wastewater irrigation guide

• Move more quickly to deploy low emission technologies, say mining union and NSW minerals council
  
• NSW releases GGAS transition consultation paper
  
• Victoria issues ballast water protocol
  
• WA releases urban development guide on acid sulfate soils
  
  *'Wait to see details of Australian trading scheme', industry group tells NZ parliamentary inquiry