Browsing: <a href="/tag/renewables-low-emissions">Renewables, low emissions</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/green-carbon">Green carbon</a>

• Holcim to pay $280,000 after federal environment department investigation
  
• Senate inquiry into climate and vegetation laws kicks off
  
• WA offers low emissions technology grants
  
• Victoria issues handbook for industry on using large solar thermal systems

Developed countries should jointly reduce 2020 emissions by "at least" 30% and halt global forest loss no later than 2030, but reaching a position on CCS will be difficult, say internal EU negotiating papers obtained by CE Daily.

The Coalition doesn't favour emissions trading or a carbon tax, but hasn't ruled out an energy efficiency trading scheme, shadow climate change minister Greg Hunt tells CE Daily.

Dumped Coalition leader Malcolm Turnbull today accused new leader Tony Abbott of not wanting to do anything about climate change, but Abbott's likely new climate spokesman Greg Hunt says it's time to look at what 'direct action' can deliver.

• Court orders director to pay $91,000 over landfill breaches
  
• WA seeks input on feed-in tariff design
  
• NSW offers energy efficiency training course grants
  
• WWF Australia chief: how the negotiators could buy time
  
• 'Livestock emissions underplayed'

The Greens today released a comprehensive package of 12 bills they say would tackle the climate change challenge on all fronts – from native forest protection through to energy efficiency.