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

• Victoria seeks views on smart meters
  
• Energy-related CO2 emissions at all-time high, IEA says
  
• EPBC challenge to council parkland plan fails

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.

• Council consent for new Coles complex conditional on 50% renewables
  
• Climate advocacy fund withdraws shareholder resolution
  
• Victorian levy funds must be spent on waste programs, Ai Group says
  
• IEA reveals Australia's dismal public spending on energy efficiency

• WA EPA rejects Margaret River coal mine
  
• 'Voluntary NGER audit can reduce risk of mandatory audit'
  
• Tasmanian iron ore project to undergo EPBC Act scrutiny
  
• IEA backs coupling carbon price with renewables support

ACT Assembly passes law to ban plastic bags

* Silex to raise $89 million to fund pilot solar PV power plants

* Sydney councils propose new recycling and composting facilities

* Consultant sought for Western Australia renewables study

* Energetics, EPA Victoria win CitySwitch awards

* New website rates emissions performance of container ships, tankers

* Tasmania seeks comment on state taxes and sustainability

• Global investors sound warning on 'climate investment gap'
  
• NSW offering energy savings scheme seminars
  
• Renewable energy regulator outlines 2010 compliance year deadlines
  
• Climate department issues science and challenges summary

• NSW chides miners, introduces environmental levy bill
  
• Use IT to maximise emission cuts: AIIA
  
• NZ establishes ETS and agriculture committee
  
• Victoria provides $5m funding boost for 'organic' solar cells
  
• AFL boss joins Climate Institute board

• Tighter energy efficiency controls on industrial equipment could save $1.5bn: report
  
• Mining, agriculture buck national energy intensity trend
  
• WA awards geothermal, algal sequestration grants
  
• Malaysian Government teams with carbon company
  
• 'Substantial improvements' in fish stocks: ABARE
  
• Renewable energy regulator to establish technical advisory panel

• EPA Victoria road tests new compliance tool
  
• Carr unveils Labor's clean manufacturing policy
  
• Abbott promises urban water conservation targets, new stormwater standard
  
• ASX queries Cougar Energy over test results
  
• Strategy aims to build confidence in next-generation lighting

• SA councils contemplate 'trading' harvested stormwater
  
• NZ targets 9% energy intensity improvement by 2015
  
• Carbon Trust seeks energy efficiency partners
  
• 'Use NSW environmental licences to cut emissions': EDO paper
  
• Victoria releases guide to small wind turbines