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• Senate schedules carbon farming, product stewardship inquiries
  
• ESAA hands out sustainability awards
  
• NT native vegetation bill inserts carbon criteria into permitting processes
  
• Combet points to action by China

• Melbourne Water boosts biogas capture in carbon-neutral push
  
• WA Government to amend conservation law
  
• Qantas explores bio-jet fuel
  
• Carbon Trust hands out second CO2-neutral certification

An AngloGold Ashanti-controlled joint venture will invest $1 for each tonne of greenhouse gas emitted from a proposed WA gold mine into a new fund, and will create a biodiversity trust to help offset the effects of land clearing carried out for the project.

CPRS reforestation rules mean major emitters can gain much-needed certainty about future carbon costs and will act as a catalyst for biodiverse plantings across the nation, says Greening Australia adviser and carbon market expert Rob Fowler.

The Queensland Budget has massively increased funding for the state EPA.

Companies looking to buy credits to reduce or neutralise their carbon footprint need to be clear about the product and rights they are buying, Blake Dawson senior associate Lisa Moore has told a national conference of environmental lawyers.



Meanwhile, Blake Dawson's Meredith Gibbs says a legal concept of causation could be the best way to determine whether greenhouse gas emissions from a project might have an impact on matters of national environmental significance that would trigger EPBC Act assessment.

Only 2% of large businesses confident of their emissions data * ACF says company cars set to guzzle $2 billion a year in tax revenue, urges federal 'green' Budget * Woolies and grocery association contemplate carbon labelling * Allens findings on Gunns mill 'not credible', say researchers *



Regulator praises Sydney Water's conservation efforts * Major economies meeting to air concerns on 50% target, as Bush flags US$2 billion clean technology fund * U.S. watchdog agency urged to look at carbon offset claims *

Shadow minister slams WA government over environment laws * ACCC sets out Trade Practices Act carbon offsets concerns * EPA Victoria to establish internal cap and trade scheme * Wong chairs first meeting of COAG climate and water group * Think tank proposes power industry levy to fund carbon capture and storage * Greenpeace targets Canon

UNFCCC chief: we're more than on target but there are worrying trends * NSW releases biobanking RIS * Businesses, NGOs, union and farmers jointly urge climate action * Global voluntary carbon standard launched * EPA Victoria and sustainability index provider sign covenant * Australian Paper gets 'carbon neutral' accreditation for paper range * Video warns of 'the elephant in the room' * Climate Institute and WWF assess political parties

Queensland outlines proposed offsets policy and offsets exchange; (with video) Rudd releases YouTube climate ad; ’Solar assist’ the most promising high temperature solar thermal option; Sugar mill fined over effluent breaches.