In a presentation with a positive note for Australia's LNG industry, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development has suggested that large ships should run on LNG instead of bunker fuels as the most efficient way to meet new emission standards in some regions.
The Federal Government has received near-unanimous calls for tougher controls on widely-used, environmentally harmful refrigerants and for a more rigorous approach to licensing the tens of thousands of tradespeople who work with them.
A new study that used the same modelling tools employed by Treasury and Garnaut finds Australia could be 'net zero carbon' before 2050, while maintaining robust economic growth.
Importers and major consumers of refrigerants face a review of legislative controls that will take into account international efforts to phase-out harmful gases.
Australian businesses that haven't yet done so need a strategy to phase-out their use of refrigerants that are extremely potent greenhouse gases, following an EU agreement this week, according to an industry expert.