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A new Queensland Government coastal plan imposes development controls on areas at high risk from climate change-related sea level rise and obliges coastal councils to prepare adaptation strategies for urban areas.

• Burke imposes strict water conditions on Queensland LNG projects
  
• Coal-fired generators not left out: Combet
  
• Australia should host cities and sustainability conference: Chief Scientist
  
• Super fund CEOs weigh into carbon price debate

• Queensland copper mine fined $135,000 for contaminating creek
  
• NSW Opposition takes destructive line in Upper House coastal bill debate
  
• Commonwealth Bank sustainability report says CO2 emissions rose
  
• New ANU climate centre opens its doors

• Victorian report ticks smart meters
  
• NSW releases new sea-level rise guides
  
• Qld councils join forces on green waste

• Enforceable undertaking: port deepening company to pay $75,000
  
• No CO2 offsets required of BHP/Mitsubishi coal mine
  
• BlueScope: trading or a carbon tax is the best for Australia
  
• Faragher tweaks conditions on WA port expansion
  
• NZ scientists slam 'obscure, ridiculous' High Court challenge by sceptics

• Queensland mine faces fine of up to $15.8 million
  
• 'Unmistakeable' signs of warming: U.S. report
  
• WA funds commercial composting project
  
• Caroma, AGL, Sydney Water among NSW award winners

• Tasmanian Budget funds climate adaptation unit, new renewables scheme
  
• Queensland to investigate electric vehicle/renewables synergies
  
• RET scheme administrator details 2009 scheme performance

• Huge coal export project factors in sea-level rise
  
• Tasmanian court fines company $15,000 for nine offences
  
• 'We have to go through a new industrial revolution': new UK climate minister

• Xstrata denies Mount Isa mine breached lead levels
  
• Hamilton: 'Denialists launching cyber-bullying campaigns against scientists'
  
• Green Building Council steel credit set to shift focus from recycling

• Albanese lifts marine levy to cover spill costs
  
• EnergyAustralia seeks $100 million 'smart grid' grant
  
• Previous coastal planning assumptions 'no longer valid'
  
• EPA Victoria issues clean-up notice to Mobil
  
• Public comment invited on Zerogen CCS power plant project
  
• UN climate chief to step down, join KPMG