Western Australia is drafting a Bill to establish a new type of lease for pastoral lands to smooth the way for renewable energy, carbon farming and conservation activities.
Western Australia's EPA says it would be unreasonable to impose scope 3 greenhouse gas conditions on Woodside's North West Shelf LNG expansion project.
The Western Australian government is planning a scheme that would require electricity retailers in the state to source some of their power from renewable hydrogen-fuelled generators.
Western Australian businesses must decarbonise faster and demonstrate good ESG performance to remain competitive in global markets, says a landmark parliamentary report.
The Western Australian government plans to introduce a Bill this year that will provide legislative certainty for carbon capture and storage projects in the state.
An environmental consultancy has failed to secure an injunction preventing a former employee from working for a key competitor, after the ex-employee undertook not to advise Alcoa.
Western Australia's EPA has recommended approval for Oz Minerals' West Musgrave copper and nickel project, on condition that it keep within prescribed emissions limits.
Starting-point limits on pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from Perdaman's proposed $4 billion urea plant can readily be strengthened if the science warrants it, according to the Western Australian government.