The Federal Government has released the Emissions Reduction Fund exposure draft legislation for public comment. The Bill, Carbon Credits (Carbon…[Read More]
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$2.55 billion to establish the Emissions Reduction Fund over 10 years
Published: May 16, 2014
The Federal Government will allocate $2.55 billion to establish the Emissions Reduction Fund from 1 July 2014. The Fund is…[Read More]
Review of performance of Water Act announced
Published: May 16, 2014
The Federal Government has announced a review of the Water Act to ensure the Act is meeting its objectives. The…[Read More]
Draft approval bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth, NSW and QLD – Comment sought
Published: May 16, 2014
As part of the ‘One-Stop Shop’ reforms to streamline environmental assessment and approval processes by removing duplication between the Australian…[Read More]
National Environment Protection Council to amend Ambient Air Quality NEPM
Published: May 16, 2014
The National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) has announced their intention to make a variation to the Ambient Air Quality National…[Read More]
National Waste Policy Implementation Report 2012-13 – Released
Published: May 16, 2014
The Federal Department of Environment has released the National Waste Policy Implementation Report 2012 and 2013 which sets out progress…[Read More]
Environmental Goods Trade Negotiations – Feedback sought
Published: May 9, 2014
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is calling for feedback, ahead of negotiations on a plurilateral agreement, to…[Read More]
Australia’s urban and rural water industry performance – Report released
Published: May 9, 2014
The National Water Commission has released 2 reports on the performance of Australia’s urban water utilities and rural water service…[Read More]
Reducing emissions from brown coal-generated electricity by 50% – CSIRO trial underway
Published: May 9, 2014
CSIRO plans to conduct a trial of the Direct Injection Carbon Engine (DICE) which is aimed at reducing emissions from…[Read More]
Unsafe air quality levels – report by World Health Organization
Published: May 9, 2014
A report by the World Health Organization has found that air quality in most cities across the globe fail to…[Read More]
