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• Ferguson names first CCS Flagships project
  
• We'll redo modelling when we see compensation terms, says coal chief
  
• New vehicle emission controls to be phased in by 2018

A coal council report released by Energy Minister Martin Ferguson after a year's delay warns that a suite of CCS demonstration projects will cost up to $17 billion over the next decade, while the council is also calling for the Government to rethink project timelines and says 'CCS-ready' standards should be applied to large industrial sites and gas-fired plants.

Coal companies would be the big winners from carbon capture and storage but haven't provided anywhere near enough money to show the technology can work, Shadow Energy and Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane tells CE Daily.

• Government receives 52 Solar Flagships bids
  
• WA 'red-tape' inquiry calls for environmental approval changes
  
• Queensland suspends solar rebate scheme
  
• Victorian Liberals query carbon storage liability provision

• Garrett on solar panels fire risk: 'schemes operates under Coalition-set standards'
  
• Garrett seeks to leverage carbon markets to protect biodiversity
  
• Victorian offshore carbon storage bill goes before Parliament
  
• Newmont triples size of CO2 Australia sequestration project

A project that would establish CO2 transport and storage infrastructure for use by power stations and heavy industry in Victoria's Latrobe Valley is seeking CCS Flagships funding.

• 'Coal miner dominance skewing the CCS debate', power industry source
  
• Macfarlane not on L-plates in shaping Coalition stance
  
• Tony Blair to the UN – collective action makes the carbon price plunge
  
• Gillard launches new climate group
  
• Carbon price will reduce payback times, energy consultancy says

• 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

• Federal Court upholds appeal over 'secondary boycott' environment defence
  
• Anti-mill lobby group moves on class action
  
• Government moves to ban carbon storage in reef
  
• Garrett launches new urban planning website
  
• National Water Commission sets out priorities
  
• Infrastructure Australia seeks submissions
  
  EPA Victoria issues domestic wastewater code

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.