Consultancy company pitt&sherry has released the latest edition of its Carbon Emissions Index (Cedex). The report found that annual NEM generation for the year ending February 2014 continued to fall - but for the first time in two years, associated emissions slightly increased. [ + ]

WA Environment Minister Albert Jacob has announced the construction of one of Western Australia's largest constructed wetlands - the Ellen Brook Wetland project. [ + ]

The Department of the Environment has released a report on the outcomes of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme from 2012-13. [ + ]

Victorians who have demonstrated leadership in sustainability are invited to enter the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2014. [ + ]

Marrickville Council has organised an event allowing residents to meet with sustainable home designers, architects and builders for free advice on environmentally friendly building and renovating. [ + ]

A survey conducted by Indiana University researcher Shahzeen Attari has found that many Americans are confused about the best ways to conserve water around the home. [ + ]

The Department of the Environment has released National Waste Reporting 2013 - an online resource providing access to data about waste management and resource recovery in Australia. [ + ]

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has granted type approval for the SeaCURE ballast water management system, a product of Evoqua Water Technologies. This concludes the product’s international approval process, which began in 2012. [ + ]

Researchers from Denmark and Iraq have developed a technique to produce second-generation biofuel without the use of expensive enzymes. [ + ]

Mercatus has released its year-end analysis of commercial solar project investment and development trends for 2013. The report found that investor interest in commercial solar projects has more than doubled in the last 12 months. [ + ]

Businesses who lodge their business activity statement (BAS) each quarter are required to do so by 28 February 2014 for the October-December 2013 period. [ + ]

Bruce Easton, President of the Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators Association (EECCA), has called on the Victorian Government to continue and strengthen the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme. [ + ]

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the draft information paper 'Evidence on Wind Farms and Human Health'. [ + ]

EECA Business has launched the Dairy Farm Energy Efficiency tool - an online tool which compares a dairy farm's electricity use to other dairy farms in New Zealand and to best practice. [ + ]

Clean Up Australia Day will be held this year on Sunday 2 March. For the very first time, volunteers will this year be able to safely collect cigarette butts for recycling. [ + ]