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Australian companies sourcing paper from Indonesia-based Asia Pulp and Paper are buying from a company destroying swathes of Sumatra's peat swamp forests, according to a Greenpeace report released today.

Economic modelling for the ACTU and the Australian Conservation Foundation concludes Australia would do better with a price on carbon and no imports of international carbon credits.

Ex-BP Australasia chief – and current head of WWF Australia – Greg Bourne says BP should lead in identifying no-drill and no-mine zones once the Gulf of Mexico spill is under control and describes differences between U.S. and Australian government spill responses as 'stark'.

• New boss for WWF Australia as Bourne steps down
  
• RET moves to improve energy efficiency data
  
• EPA Victoria releases waste codes guide
  
• SA EPA holding information sessions on waste standards

The Greens have today written to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd seeking Parliamentary debate of their fixed-price carbon proposal, with organisations including WWF, ACF and Greenpeace voicing their support.

Several loopholes must be closed to prevent the UN climate talks delivering a result that will make it all but impossible to deliver emission cuts that can avoid dangerous climate change, WWF says.

As the Opposition joint partyroom meeting reconvenes for further battle, the Australian Aluminium Council has thown its weight behind passing the bills with the proposed amendments, as has WWF.

• ACF, Climate Institute crunch the numbers on Coalition proposals
  
• Generators seek more details from Coalition
  
• Bond University building wins sustainability award
  
• Tasmania to introduce five star energy efficiency standard

Focusing only on lowest-cost action will fail to prevent runaway climate change, says a global report commissioned by WWF Australia and reviewed by author of the renowned 2004 'wedges' climate change scenario, Princeton University's Robert Socolow.

• 'Stump up the CCS cash' - union and WWF to coal companies
  
• Reasons for delay don't wash: Wong
  
• ASX set to move into carbon market