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CSR's chief financial officer chairs a carbon working group that is responsible for implementing the company's detailed carbon plan, says Linden Birch, CSR's group environment manager.

• Fixed permit price means 'very low' costs for large emitters
  
• Companies putting trading plans on hold pending Senate outcome, lawyer warns
  
• Cement Australia waste fuels plant undergoes major upgrade
  
• Carr announces climate grants, tweaks scheme criteria

• Hunt slams Garrett's green loans backflip
  
• We're doing the work Rudd should have done, ACCI chief says
  
• NGERS taking property sector 'by surprise'
  
• NZ praises 25% cut, awaits forest data to set 2020 target

• Victoria stymies insulation double-dipping
  
• Two companies share $14 million in geothermal grants
  
• Wong heads for Washington
  
• Market mechanisms essential to clean up China's coal industry, IEA says

• Court hands $80,000 penalty to terminal operator
  
• Wong 'won't get away with it', says Milne
  
• We don't want a carbon tax, big business tells Senate inquiry
  
• Telstra and WWF join forces
  
• Governments have made a comeback, WBCSD says

The Clean Energy Council today warned that the Bligh Government's commitment to providing Queenslanders with heavily-discounted solar hot water systems will undermine the industry it's trying to help. But the State Government says it has been overwhelmed by interest in the scheme.

• Seven emissions-intensive activities get Wong's seal of approval
  
• BCA president sets out 'big ask'
  
• Milne says new U.S. bill leaves Rudd trailing
  
• Federal renewables fund triggers flood of interest
  
• Senate energy inquiry gears up for more trading hearings
  
• Get executives out of big cars and into hybrids, Victorian Government told

• NZ and Australia to hold ministerial-level climate talks
  
• Pearce in discussions with Coalition on draft report
  
• NSW reports in on Sydney's water use
  
• Off-grid renewables funding on offer
  
• U.S. think-tank proposes WTO climate code

• Garrett rejects rezoning, warns investors
  
• Australia's fossil fuel emissions still growing, Climate Institute says
  
• Trust honours Peter Cullen
  
• Victoria backs new solar power plant, introduces feed-in tariff Bill
  
• South Australia provides $2 million for green retrofits

Federal agencies have made 'little progress' in adopting challenging water, energy and waste targets the federal environment department and are a long way from being sustainability leaders, says a report by the Auditor-General released yesterday.