Browsing: Energy efficiency

The Government should provide tax breaks for energy efficiency expenditure, strengthen its Energy Efficiency Opportunities program and drastically boost funding, recommends a new Climate Institute policy paper backed by organisations including the ACTU, the ACF and the Green Building Council.

• SA unveils energy efficiency scheme requirements
  
• Victoria moves to implement carbon capture and storage legislation
  
• NT issues draft terms of reference for review of assessment law
  
• SA proposes noise guidelines for wind farms
  
• Insurers face 'a fork in the road' on climate change, report says
  
• Federal agency issues multiple chemical sensitivity report
  
• Environmental finance awards open for nominations

• Energy efficiency scheme RIS deficient, ESAA tells inquiry
  
• Oil leak costs company $135,000
  
• Slater & Gordon initiates third claim over Mount Isa lead
  
• Greens pick up fourth ACT seat
  
• Ferguson launches biofuels grant round
  
• Don't squander U.S. policy momentum, Pew Centre warns

The Rudd Government's scheme to foster construction of 50,000 new homes for lower income households should have a much stronger focus on environmental concerns, says shadow sustainable development and cities minister Bruce Billson.

• Ferguson looks to amend offshore storage bill
  
• Government rejects call to delay trading scheme
  
• Greens urge Rudd to 'green up' $10.4 billion dollar rescue package
  
• Energy agency finds no sign yet of carbon leakage for EU aluminium

NT EPA set to review environmental assessment law

Reef will die if we fail to act, warns Queensland Premier

* Garrett to boost energy labelling scheme compliance regime

* Sustainability Victoria and EPA Victoria issue best practice guides

* You might not get what you expect, Tasmanian EPA reminds minister

* More high-lead children identified in Mount Isa

* Lawyers urge Senate to recommend EPBC Act changes

* Queensland Parliament passes amendments to framework Act

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and state and territory leaders yesterday agreed to develop a national energy efficiency strategy and to expedite development of 'consistent' regulations for carbon capture and storage. Meanwhile, South Australian Premier Mike Rann lobbies for new commercial buildings to be 'zero carbon' by 2019.

• NSW Coalition backs feed-in tariff
  
• Federal energy efficiency scheme to run courses on new reporting procedure
  
• Clean Energy Council works on streamlining grid connections, gets new chief
  
• New chief scientist sidesteps greenhouse gas questions
  
• Alcoa Australia climate program heads to the U.S.
  
• IEA reviews best-practice renewable energy policies

Professor Ross Garnaut this morning handed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd an all-embracing set of policy proposals to combat climate change. Garnaut warned that a failure by this generation to deal with climate change 'would haunt humanity until the end of time'.

• Plan for Port Phillip Bay tidal power plant lodged as study says wave power can play key role
  
• Australians split on Rudd Government's ability to deal with global warming
  
• Scientists urge Rudd to cut emissions at least 25% by 2020
  
• WWF urges EPBC Act climate trigger and export controls
  
• International sector agreement might be best way to beat 'cloud of uncertainty' over LNG
  
• NSW ruling doesn't mean ESD can be sidestepped, lawyer cautions
  
  Government proposes tighter energy efficiency rules for cold drinks dispensers