Browsing: <a href="/tag/energy-efficiency">Energy efficiency</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/international">International</a>

• Regulator offers carbon farming seminars in three states
  
• How to secure energy efficiency grants: Net Balance briefings
  
• ANU to host seminars next week by senior UK and China carbon officials

A new report for the federal climate department warns that internet-connected equipment and appliances need to be much more energy efficient – and existing 'standby power' policies won't deliver the necessary improvements.

• New industrial activities poised to enter efficiency scheme
  
• European regulators praise integrity of Australian carbon market
  
• Carbon Conscious aims to deliver four million credits annually by 2020

• Queensland to overhaul framework environment law
  
• Financing fix for energy efficiency projects, refrigeration upgrades
  
• $179bn in climate bonds issued, study finds

• COAG officials leave efficiency goals out of draft building standard
  
• NSW reviews BioBanking scheme
  
• NZ to ban discharge of greenhouse gas refrigerants
  
• Virgin trials biodiesel for ground equipment

• Victoria moves on food waste and carbon-negative 'waste to energy'
  
• Latest GreenPower audit results released
  
• Uranium miner receives $5 million compensation
  
• IEA tells world energy ministers clean energy progress is too slow
  
• AEMC to host electricity metering workshop

The world is on track for "irreversible and potentially catastrophic climate change" and global coal and oil use must peak before 2020 for a 50% chance of limiting warming to 2°C, says the International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook.

• New report details options for international climate policy progress
  
• International Energy Agency profiles global emissions
  
• New briefing paper sets out power sector efficiency options
  
• Climate department issues 'international linking' fact sheet

• Government canvasses views on energy efficiency bill
  
• Hunter region blitz results in 53 pollution reduction programs
  
• 'US EPA climate efforts could be slowed': Pew Centre

• AEMC puts energy management practices under scrutiny
  
• Parliamentary Library briefing note lists top emitters
  
• IMO backs global energy efficiency agreement on shipping