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The Federal energy department has commissioned international and national experts to develop 'clean energy technology cost curves' to inform policy-making and market decision-making in Australia, says departmental chief Drew Clarke.

In 2001, Australia's federal environment agency issued a discussion paper on a product stewardship strategy for electrical and electronic appliances. Last Friday, more than seven years on, Australia's environment ministers – five of them new to the ministerial environment council – set a 2009 deadline for actually deciding what to do.

Professor Ross Garnaut this morning handed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd an all-embracing set of policy proposals to combat climate change. Garnaut warned that a failure by this generation to deal with climate change 'would haunt humanity until the end of time'.

Australia is likely to have its first commercial-scale cleaner coal power plant fitted with carbon capture and storage technology by 2025, according to National Generators Forum chief John Boshier.

• Queensland to introduce new geothermal legislation
  
• Insurers won't cover CCS, says Shell
  
• Trading scheme will drive shift to clean energy, says Climate Institute
  
• SA wine industry the major user of treated timber
  
• National Pollutant Inventory issues revised handbooks

As the G8 summit looms, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair releases a report telling G8 leaders the world needs a radical solution – involving cleaner coal and nuclear power – that steers the world away from carbon dependency.



Meanwhile, California outlines plans for a 30% emissions cut by 2020.

• The verdict is already in, Coalition and Greens tell Garrett
  
• UK clean coal critic to speak at Sydney forum
  
• Energy efficiency and NPV: how Roche got more than the low-hanging fruit

A PwC survey of more than 100 senior power utility executives across the globe - including 15 in Australia - shows industry expectations of 'clean coal' are generally low, and most believe nuclear power will edge out renewables as the technology having the biggest impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

• Coalition and Greens slam solar rebate means-test
  
• Milne tables national feed-in tariff bill
  
• Melbourne hazardous waste landfill closes ahead of schedule
  
• Rudd government quizzed on coal and energy
  
• Bligh praises Queensland businesses for water conservation efforts
  
• Garrett seeks comment on marine debris threats
  
• NSW Parliament issues carbon capture and storage paper

• Modelling of 78% revenue loss will make us wary of clean coal investments, says brown coal generator
  
• Expect an initial carbon price 'north of $20'
  
• 'Busting the emissions trading myths'
  
• MRET, MLET or neither?
  
• NSW prospects not so bleak for carbon storage
  
• Transmission concerns a major barrier for renewables