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Three Australian banks are listed in a new global carbon performance leadership index prepared by the prestigious Carbon Disclosure Project, while a regional report due out in November will detail how the ASX200 and NZ50 are faring.

Westpac will 'avoid' transactions that support greenhouse-gas intensive power plants and is 'speaking out' on sustainable business practices, but has fallen short of meeting this year's target for cutting its own greenhouse gas emissions, today's sustainability report reveals.

• Toyota opts for trigeneration; calls for green vehicle incentives
  
• Queensland energy retailers trial time-of-use tariffs
  
• Shipping company, WWF propose go-slow to slash maritime emissions
  
• Ocean energy tariff lures Carnegie to Ireland
  
• Victoria releases new landfill guide
  
• Coal gasification company signs CCS research deal

• Alcoa seeks approval to export 12,000 tonnes of hazardous waste
  
• AGL to partner Lend Lease in major solar foray
  
• Major global uranium miner seeks approval for WA mine
  
• Deutsche Bank issues climate science primer for investors

CE Daily trawls through Carbon Disclosure Project responses, released in New York overnight, and looks at how Australian companies are gearing up for the new climate policy regime. Plus, which companies responded – including Boral, AMP and News Corporation – and which didn't – including Nufarm, St George Bank and Fairfax.