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Victoria's efforts to cut emissions are highly dependent on implementation of a national carbon price, a state government implementation plan reveals.

• Victoria reveals design blueprint for large-scale solar tariff
  
• Clean Energy Council rejects NSW solar tariff modelling claims
  
• Environmental scientists challenge Australian-linked lobby groups in open letter

• Climate Institute proposes best practice standards for new fossil-fired power plants
  
• ACT passes emissions reduction bill
  
• Victoria canvasses views on changes to Energy Saver scheme

Both the New South Wales and Victorian biodiversity offset trading programs need to generate more credits and increase the number of trades before their success can be gauged, according to the Victorian environment department's Amanda Cornwall.

• NSW Opposition: we won't oppose monitoring bill
  
• Planning approval for Victorian wind farm
  
• Victoria consults on expanding energy efficiency scheme

• Victoria's EPA – 'new powers, new tactics' an online briefing
  
• GreenPower sales slump 15% in nine months
  
• ACCC injuncts company over 'power saving' claims

• IPART fronts up to market concerns over NSW energy savings certificates
  
• NSW reviews Threatened Species Act; biobanking
  
• Climate department readies for more carbon price modelling
  
• Grocery sector signs sustainability covenant
  
• Carbon Trust certifies company and products as carbon neutral
  
• Victoria offers $7 million in local government climate grants
  
• ACTU: carbon price a consumption tax

Options to accelerate the growth of medium-scale solar power projects include recouping costs through council rates, introducing a specific feed-in tariff, conducting 'reverse public auctions' and providing solar power purchase agreements, says a discussion paper released today by the Victorian Government.

A company seeking to build a major contaminated soil treatment facility at Melbourne's Altona petrochemical complex has lost its bid to proceed without first obtaining a local planning permit and now expects "a long and expensive legal tussle" with Hobsons Bay City Council.

• Victoria backs national carbon market institute
  
• Carbon price will double power costs – Hunt; Macfarlane ponders RET-style gas scheme
  
• Move early on review of Cockburn Sound policy: WA auditor-general
  
• Latrobe Valley carbon hub plan wins CCS Institute funding
  
• EPA Victoria schedules public conference on coal gasification plant