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A CE Daily weekly snapshot for environmental staff that lists changes to legislation, standards and guidelines, recent compliance activity, key events, consultations, and new government grants.

A CE Daily weekly snapshot for environmental staff that lists changes to legislation, standards and guidelines, recent compliance activity, key events, consultations, and new government grants.

In an Australian first, a new ACT 'carbon neutral' plan requires government departments to operate within capped carbon budgets.

• ACT Assembly passes energy efficiency bill
  
• Federal Government hands out $271m in carbon and biodiversity grants
  
• Build single entry-point for all forms of approval, Hunt says

• Experts call for action to halt decline in corporate sustainability reporting
  
• Two ways to target efficiency improvements in major new projects: Energetics
  
• Government announces CFI carbon credits panel
  
• $200 million renewables fund open for business
  
• ActewAGL refers 20MW solar plant; AGL buys Silverton wind farm

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

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

• Queensland minister rejects Cougar Energy report
  
• ACT releases bill to remove 'needless' EIS requirements
  
• Victoria issues review of controls on alternative water supplies
  
• NSW invites applications for Peter Cullen water scholarship