Browsing: <a href="/tag/vic">Victoria</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/adaptation-science">Adaptation, science</a>

• Victorian emissions target repeal bill clears Parliament
  
• Victoria's sustainability commissioner urges 'aggressive' climate change action
  
• Sydney makes progress on green retrofit agreements
  
• Combet issues new energy efficiency grants

• NT appoints climate change sceptic to environment portfolio
  
• NT to fight Coca-Cola Amatil challenge to container deposit scheme
  
• Victoria issues landfills guide

• Registrations open for carbon farming auditors; New methodology finalised
  
• Climate adaptation plan on track, Baillieu Government says
  
• AEMC issues final advice on electric vehicles

The Victorian Government has introduced legislation that would remove the legislated target of a 20% emissions reduction by 2020, clarify carbon sequestration rights and abolish fees associated with pollution and clean-up notices.

New Victorian Government changes to the way planning decisions take account of sea-level rise constitute a "lost opportunity" for more extensive reform, according to climate and environment lawyer Meredith Gibbs.

After sitting on a report on coastal climate change policy for 18 months, the Victorian Government has rejected its recommendation to seek legal advice on the liability of decision-makers, as well as its call to amend the Planning and Environment Act.

• WA mines department to strengthen enforcement capacity
  
• Victoria to extend ceiling insulation scheme carve-out
  
• ABS moves forward on linking environmental and economic accounts

• Shut down EEO program in favour of new national efficiency scheme: AGL
  
• NSW announces EPA board members
  
• Victoria says new coastal strategy will consider sea level rise
  
• Energy market body proposes rule change for small generators

• Boral abandons sustainability reporting
  
• State sustainability commissioner to release climate paper
  
• RIS favours voluntary controls on chemical precursors to explosives
  
• Industry greenhouse network seeks new CEO
  
• GetUp! warns of media climate-reporting hijacking

• Ferguson appoints manager of $200m renewables venture capital fund
  
• 'Hockey stick' climatologist: 'we hold the future in our hands' (with video)
  
• Carbon credits rules finalised for native forest plantings
  
• Architect of EPA Victoria transformation takes up new post