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The first in a regular new CE Daily series that details what to look out for over the next few weeks, including regulatory changes, new grant schemes and federal and state policy proposals open for comment.

• ACT kicks off large-scale solar auction
  
• Queensland's cropland protection regime in force from today
  
• Pollution prompts Hunt to seek new Port Philip Bay plan

• Joint clean energy committee to meet later today
  
• EPA Victoria finalises new licence for Alcoa's Point Henry smelter
  
• ACT EPA prepares for review of environment law
  
• ANU conference looks at illegal timber trade

Most companies are closely watching the Federal carbon price push – and the likely outlines of a deal are starting to emerge – but state, territory and local governments are also taking action that has major implications for business.

• ABB Group hits suppliers with sustainability code of conduct
  
• Greenhouse data shows modest emissions increase in 2010
  
• Set a carbon price floor, Clean Energy Council tells climate committee
  
• ACT calls for environment grant applications

Up to 20% of the ACT's waste streams could best be managed by recovering energy from them, according to research for a draft strategy released today by the Territory Government.

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

• Burke approves SA uranium mine expansion
  
• EPA cautions landowners after company fails to remove dumped waste from leased site
  
• ACT reviews Nature Conservation Act; seeks climate council members
  
• ACCC issues interim approval for fluorocarbons scheme
  
• Tasmania issues stormwater strategy

The ACT will follow South Australia and the Northern Territory in banning lightweight plastic shopping bags from July next year, the territory's environment minister, Simon Corbell, announced today.

• NSW rejects claim that monitoring bill 'redundant'
  
• We won't wait for Federal climate catch-up, Victorian and ACT ministers assert
  
• Victoria rejects gross feed-in tariff; ACT says medium PV 'the next big wave'
  
• Green Building Council releases pilot tool for public buildings
  
• NSW opens $209 million water recycling plant
  
• Wesfarmers inks carbon offset deal