Browsing: <a href="/tag/ccs">CCS</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/biodiversity-epbc-act">Biodiversity/EPBC Act</a>

• Garrett on solar panels fire risk: 'schemes operates under Coalition-set standards'
  
• Garrett seeks to leverage carbon markets to protect biodiversity
  
• Victorian offshore carbon storage bill goes before Parliament
  
• Newmont triples size of CO2 Australia sequestration project

*Victoria committed to improving market signals

*CPRS burden to constitute 15% of typical NSW residential power bill

*Zerogen CCS power plant project ready for EIS

*Solar Systems administrators hopeful of sale

• 'Survey shows Kimberley no place for LNG processing'
  
• What would CCS cost now?
  
• Ai Group issues water conservation case studies

The WA EPA has issued recommendations that clear the way for a project it considers should not go ahead 'as a matter of principle' – the massive Gorgon LNG gas project that would establish three LNG production trains on a Class A nature reserve and store CO2 deep underground.

• Garrett moves on national waste policy
  
• SA environment court fines waste firm $460,000
  
• Former World Bank chief to head Rudd's CCS advisory council
  
• NSW launches biodiversity 'credits wanted' service
  
• More Gore – new book out in November

In some circumstances the Federal Government should accredit state and territory approval processes as satisfactory for EPBC Act purposes, recommends a draft Productivity Commission report on the upstream oil and gas sector released this afternoon.

• SA unveils energy efficiency scheme requirements
  
• Victoria moves to implement carbon capture and storage legislation
  
• NT issues draft terms of reference for review of assessment law
  
• SA proposes noise guidelines for wind farms
  
• Insurers face 'a fork in the road' on climate change, report says
  
• Federal agency issues multiple chemical sensitivity report
  
• Environmental finance awards open for nominations

• South Australia endorses first industry greenhouse agreement
  
• Gorgon expansion to undergo EPBC Act scrutiny
  
• Governments seek advice on merits of mandatory VOC limits
  
• Wong announces forests grants
  
• 'Leadership and funding' the main challenge facing CCS

• Coalition and Greens slam solar rebate means-test
  
• Milne tables national feed-in tariff bill
  
• Melbourne hazardous waste landfill closes ahead of schedule
  
• Rudd government quizzed on coal and energy
  
• Bligh praises Queensland businesses for water conservation efforts
  
• Garrett seeks comment on marine debris threats
  
• NSW Parliament issues carbon capture and storage paper

Shadow minister slams WA government over environment laws * ACCC sets out Trade Practices Act carbon offsets concerns * EPA Victoria to establish internal cap and trade scheme * Wong chairs first meeting of COAG climate and water group * Think tank proposes power industry levy to fund carbon capture and storage * Greenpeace targets Canon