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Some refrigerant contractors are using the carbon scheme as an excuse to charge exorbitant prices, but there is plenty that companies can do to cut costs and emissions, says Michael Bellstedt of Minus40.

Instead of conducting an energy audit and then hunting for funding to act on the findings, a Victorian program has used energy performance contracting to achieve results far exceeding expectations.

• Dexus Property Group exceeds NABERS goal
  
• CFI grants to target sugar, horticulture and forestry industries
  
• Aim higher on emission cuts if the carbon price goes lower: Climate Institute

Events scheduled over the next few months include seminars on contaminated land management, water recycling, energy management and low-carbon refrigeration.

An expert report for a Queensland coal project says a carbon price of about $25 will make it cost-effective to introduce an innovative technology that significantly reduces methane emissions released during mining.

• Bill Clinton's sustainability 'tattoo test' (with video)
  
• Sustainability lessons from the London Olympics (with video)
  
• Three lessons for business from Rio+20: KPMG's Yvo de Boer

• Eight steps to supply chain sustainability for plastics and chemicals companies
  
• Composter switches to biogas, cuts emissions to zero
  
• Business must lead on sustainability: World business council

• Applications open for $200m clean-tech grant scheme
  
• Government backs concentrated solar thermal study
  
• Greens growers go green

• Queensland minister attacks Orica's 'long history' of breaches
  
• Ernst & Young develops carbon price guide for CFOs
  
• Ai Group and AusIndustry run carbon grants seminars
  
• Sydney City wins $3.75m trigeneration grant
  
• SA EPA invites contaminated sites auditor applications

Origin and Sydney City today signed an agreement for networked trigeneration units that could ultimately supply up to 410MW, as well as providing heating and cooling – with stage 1 capable of effectively taking the council's buildings and lighting off-grid.