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A regular CE Daily update on what to look out for over the next few weeks – including legislative changes and policy proposals.

The first in a regular new CE Daily series that details what to look out for over the next few weeks, including regulatory changes, new grant schemes and federal and state policy proposals open for comment.

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.

The WA EPA should apply its Wheatstone 'best practice' CO2 benchmark to Woodside's Browse Basin LNG hub, while the EPA's Wheatstone move also highlights lax constraints imposed on Inpex by the Northern Territory Government, says the WA Conservation Council.

• Business lobbies WA Government over modular nuclear
  
• NT Budget boosts scrutiny of mining
  
• Chevron makes EPBC referral for fourth Barrow LNG train
  
• WA EPA takes swipe at environment department

• WA to tighten airblasting limits, relax Kwinana noise controls
  
• Coalition to seek parliamentary veto rights over EPBC marine declarations
  
• Combet rejects call for renewable certificates inquiry
  
• NT EPA backs container deposit scheme

• NT Government lashes beverage industry 'scare campaign'
  
• Plan B: Obama urges 2035 clean energy goal, targets 'big oil' tax breaks
  
• Health and climate change academic receives Order of Australia
  
• WA quarry operator licence appeal makes little headway

• Hamersley mine expansion needs a new back-up fix, says WA EPA
  
• NT developing CDL law for 2011, SA sets out compliance statistics
  
• NZ urged to join rest of OECD on environmental reporting

An OECD review of Australia's environmental performance says serious breaches are 'inadequately prosecuted' in some jurisdictions and recommends that enforcement be strengthened, especially against big polluters.



The OECD also says voluntary measures often don't have 'meaningful' monitoring and compliance mechanisms and recommends greater use of economic instruments.