Browsing: <a href="/tag/qld">Queensland</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/offsets">Offsets</a>

• Queensland Government sells carbon trading business
  
• Fourth serve of free carbon for Amcor
  
• Victoria adds new VEET energy efficiency activities

• Water planning rules need review: Victorian Tribunal
  
• Victoria establishes smart meter advisory council
  
• CO2 Australia tests new eucalypt in first Queensland project
  
• Queensland reviews licensing regulations for solar hot water installations

• Queensland reworks coal seam gas water policy
  
• 'Successful at modest cost': IPART's verdict on NSW trading scheme
  
• CFI carbon credits scheme seeks technical experts; offers grants

Queensland's Parliament has passed legislation to impose landfill levies on industrial, commercial and construction wastes from December 1 and amend existing laws so landholders can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative.

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.

• Rio bauxite mine boosts capacity to handle extreme rain
  
• 'No-effort' offsets should prompt 5% cut rethink: ANU study
  
• Queensland launches LNG enforcement unit

• 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

• Reinstate 'Greenhouse Friendly' offsets scheme: Coalition
  
• Wong restarts 'solar schools' scheme
  
• Brisbane Council launches consumer energy-saving program

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

• Rudd flags soil carbon push
  
• Sustainable buildings council briefs Garrett and Garnaut on 'white certificates' trading proposal
  
• Queensland EPA charges company directors over PCBs
  
• South Australia to ban plastic bags by year's end