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The head of a review that will be critical in shaping the Labor government's climate policy has outlined how countries that don't pull their weight could be punished, the conditions under which Australia should participate in international trading and the 'diabolical' nature of the climate change policy challenge.

Goward: it's very easy to fix climate change * Deadline looms for EEO filings by large energy users * Climate change to push up food prices, says ACF study * SA EPA launches video info clips * Chemical agencies investigate multiple chemical sensitivity * 'BadBuster' pop-up rates companies as you click to their site

The head of the UN has called for 'sweeping, concerted action now', as the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns even if greenhouse gas emissions peaked by 2015, temperatures would increase by up to 2.4°C and sea levels would eventually rise up to 1.4 metres – without factoring in melting ice. (plus extracts, audio)

As CE Daily went to press, police have arrested eight Greenpeace protestors attempting to shut down the 600MW Munmorah power coal-fired power station north-east of Sydney. Meanwhile, a new database ranks the Australian power sector as the world's seventh largest power sector emitter and ABARE identifies $7 billion in imminent coal projects.

A report issued today by economic think-tank CEDA canvasses a broad range of options for dealing with climate change, including a carbon tax and stabilising greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at higher levels.

Speakers at today's Rudd-backed Garnaut Review forum have warned that the rate of climate change appears to be at the high end of projections or could even have been under-estimated, while widely-accepted projections of emissions growth could be unrealistically low.

Qld businesses told to do more as 'level 6' water restrictions loom * Labor promises $100 million 'coast care' program * EPA Victoria finalises soil sampling guideline * Greenpeace slams sustainable palm oil roundtable * WBCSD plans business summit at Bali * Pew Centre chief welcomes business sea-change

High Court rules licence variation invalid; Alcoa hit with million dollar legal bill; Turnbull and Garrett slug it out in Canberra debate; Tax carbon and abolish fuel tax, says Australian thinktank study; NYC mayor favours tax over trading

Woodside has secured what is potentially a $100 million deal with carbon offsets provider CO2 Australia to partially offset emissions from it's $11.2 billion Pluto gas field development. (with audio)

Soaring WA gas prices a 'greenhouse risk' says industry alliance; Qld amends environmental legislation; NSW offers green business grants; Concerns over slowing absorption of CO2; Pew Centre joins alliance to look at 'quality' offsets; NZ joins EU, US and Canadian carbon markets partnership; Greens call for home energy efficiency subsidies; NSW aerial sprayer fined