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Rio Tinto is now thinking more holistically about water risk, and has adopted a new method for reporting fugitive emissions from its NSW coal mines.

Industry recognises the urgent need for energy efficiency gains, yet is still largely failing to take decisive action, particularly in core production activities, according to a new global report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which draws on interviews with executives including Orica's Ian Gilmour.

• Toyota opts for trigeneration; calls for green vehicle incentives
  
• Queensland energy retailers trial time-of-use tariffs
  
• Shipping company, WWF propose go-slow to slash maritime emissions
  
• Ocean energy tariff lures Carnegie to Ireland
  
• Victoria releases new landfill guide
  
• Coal gasification company signs CCS research deal

Lend Lease has made new submissions to a Senate inquiry to bolster the case for legislation that would establish an energy efficiency trading scheme for commercial buildings, but the Property Council says there is a better way.