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• Victoria proposes $40-per-tonne penalty for energy efficiency target scheme
  
• NSW water law now in force
  
• Perth joins 'solar cities' ranks

The need for business leadership on sustainability is now 'greater than ever', Prime Minister Kevin Rudd last night told a business forum in Canberra.



Leadership on energy efficiency is particularly crucial, the Prime Minister said.

It's Labor's first commitment period – with the Rudd government last night setting out where its climate change and environment cash will be spent over 2008-2012. New Budget climate measures will get $341.6 million in 2008-09 and a total of $2.3 billion over 2007-08 to 2011-12.



Meanwhile, Treasurer Wayne Swan says the review of the tax system – due to report by the end of 2009 – will 'look at the role to be played by environmental taxes'.

CE Daily looks at where the money will go and guides you through the maze of Budget papers.

• National Water Commission to scrutinise water use by mines
  
• Federal energy program issues detailed efficiency guide
  
• NSW issues exemptions for land-applied wastes
  
• Shipping company fined $35,000
  
• Queensland council fined $40,000
  
• National Pollutant Inventory offers training on new reporting system
  
• Queensland EPA offers sustainability grants
  
• GM crops a boon for regional economies, ABARE says

• Good 'corporate character' fails to convince judge not to record conviction
  
  
  
• Productivity Commission quibbles with, but praises, Stern
  
  
  
• Property Council pushes for Adelaide CBD cooling towers to use recycled water
  
  
  
• TEC, EnergyAustralia disagree on coupling 'smart meters' with in-home displays
  
  
  
• EPA Victoria issues HazWaste Fund guide

• BCA to government – we need to 'lift our game' on the environment
  
  
  
• ABARE – under 4% of energy R&D spent on energy efficiency
  
  
  
• TRUenergy takes 20% solar stake and looks for one gigawatt Asia-Pacific roll-out
  
  
  
• EPA Victoria releases EREP guidelines

Five Australian companies feature in global 'top 100' sustainability listing * TV sector warned of 'strong political will' to act on energy efficiency * ACTU chief to speak at Davos sustainability forum * Tasmania to draft contamination audit regulations * Environment chiefs to Garnaut – don't give us the third degree



* Australian Industry Group urges fund for water projects * SA Cabinet looks to Greenhouse Friendly scheme in carbon neutral push * ANU professor sets out health challenges of environmental degradation * Victoria seeks advisory council nominees * Ecolabel scheme proposes new draft standard

WA environment groups score limited win on coal project greenhouse emissions * Energy efficiency expert says draft incandescent plan flawed * Sydney Water expects steep rise in business water savings * Electricity regulator urged to make transmission networks focus more on demand management

TEC lobbies energy rule maker for demand management changes * Leaders set March deadline for MRET expansion plan * Alumina production to drive huge growth in manufacturing energy consumption * EnergyAustralia to spend $600,000 to assuage ACCC concerns over green energy claims



* Green Building Council rethinks timber certification * Federal government seeks advice on climate change and natural resource management * NSW survey confirms major opinion shifts on climate and water

Victoria tweaks mandatory energy and water efficiency scheme * WA orders Wyndham Port to prepare improvement plan * Federal government seeks emissions trading and climate risk experts * New climate department absorbs DFAT climate role * Upstream oil and gas greenhouse emissions up, but intensity down * Office tower owners partner with environment group * Victoria to offer second tranche geothermal permits