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• NSW raids climate fund for $138m to help plug 'Solar Bonus' blowout
  
• Wine maker almost halves energy use
  
• Daintree Systems receives technology grant for lighting control system
  
• CitySwitch energy efficiency program gains new members
  
• Local government lobbies for Budget environment funding boost

• Qantas plans first 'sustainable fuel' flight; specifies CO2 charges
  
• Sims wins more time to fight hazardous waste export permit refusal
  
• Governments falling behind on chemicals reform
  
• Comment sought on NSW rail project noise guidelines

• NSW EPA seeks police advice on incident management plans
  
• Tactical victory for landfill operator in crucial Casey gas pollution case
  
• Sims Metal jumps to near top of global sustainability list
  
• UN highlights Rio's rethink on 'normal' climate

• KPMG review of NSW waste levy won't examine 'general revenue' grab
  
• Government rejects Senate committee call to review land clearing laws
  
• Norske Skog slashes Derwent estuary discharges

• Environmental woes costing $4 million a week, says Orica
  
• New financing tools on the way for cogeneration
  
• Good energy data a pre-condition for winning clean energy grants
  
• Case study: Energy scheme slashes lighting upgrade payback period

• More to come to secure EPBC protection for national parks, Burke says
  
• Centennial Coal to pay $1.45 million EPBC Act penalty
  
• Business seeks changes to Sydney trade waste plans, NSW incident reporting bill
  
• Toyota misses some five-year sustainability targets

• Carbon bills a 'political suicide note', Abbott tells Parliament
  
• Plastic packaging company cuts annual energy bill by $200,000
  
• NSW reviews native vegetation regulation
  
• EPA Victoria in court over coal plant challenge
  
• WA solar power station won't need EPBC Act scrutiny

Federal changes mean companies will find it easier to buy and use Australian carbon credits, a NSW review is likely to result in tougher environmental incident notification rules and a Western Australian appeal decision confirms that backers of major projects will face carbon offset obligations.

Most companies are closely watching the Federal carbon price push – and the likely outlines of a deal are starting to emerge – but state, territory and local governments are also taking action that has major implications for business.

• BCA wary of 'formal' efficiency schemes, backs smart meters
  
• Network businesses make limited progress on demand management
  
• Godfrey Hirst, Grocon pick up Victorian sustainability awards
  
• Forests NSW punished over charred 'smoky mouse' habitat
  
• Solar roundtable offers chance to fix ailing flagship scheme, Milne says