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• Fund backs first owners corporation office block retrofit
  
• New head for Greenpeace
  
• Farmers and foresters surveyed on bioenergy
  
• E3 program explains legislative changes

The ACF will run two more investor briefing on the James Price Point project next week, reflecting the investment community's growing interest in what environment groups have to say, according to the NGO's economic adviser Simon O'Connor.

• Fossil fuel subsidies outweigh climate spending by $11bn
  
• Roll-back of carbon price not complex: Hunt
  
• Sydney City trials LED street lights
  
• U.S. to collect data on green jobs growth

Modelling shows the Gillard Government's proposed power station CO2 emission standard could imperil efforts to cut emissions unless they are tightened, according to WWF and the Climate Institute, but the ESAA says standards represent an "unnecessary market intervention".

What to look for in web-based carbon accounting tools; Greenpeace tallies coal investments by big four banks; and U.S. provides half a million in funding for Global CCS Institute.

• GetUp campaign targets Gillard in carbon price push (with video)
  
• NSW sets new criteria for assessing landfill development applications
  
• ACF quotes Richard Nixon on environmental action
  
• Tim Costello: environment seen as a political risk, not an opportunity

• New boss for WWF Australia as Bourne steps down
  
• RET moves to improve energy efficiency data
  
• EPA Victoria releases waste codes guide
  
• SA EPA holding information sessions on waste standards

The Greens have today written to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd seeking Parliamentary debate of their fixed-price carbon proposal, with organisations including WWF, ACF and Greenpeace voicing their support.

Several loopholes must be closed to prevent the UN climate talks delivering a result that will make it all but impossible to deliver emission cuts that can avoid dangerous climate change, WWF says.

• ACF, Climate Institute crunch the numbers on Coalition proposals
  
• Generators seek more details from Coalition
  
• Bond University building wins sustainability award
  
• Tasmania to introduce five star energy efficiency standard