RET legislation passed
21 August, 2009The Senate has passed the federal government's renewable energy target legislation.
RET scheme closer to reality
18 August, 2009The Renewable Energy Target scheme has been decoupled from the defeated Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) and the bill was passed in the House of Representatives on Monday night. The Senate will vote on the bill before the end of the week.
ETS defeated today
13 August, 2009As expected, federal parliament has voted against the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) today. Senator Wong said it will be brought back into parliament before the end of the year. If defeated again, this could trigger an election.
Consultation on computer and TV recycling begins
22 July, 2009The Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, in his capacity as Chair of the Environment, Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC), has called for comment on a national approach to dealing with computer and television waste.
Vote on Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme delayed
30 June, 2009The vote on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation has been delayed by the Senate till 13 August.
RET draft legislation
16 June, 2009The government has released exposure draft legislation for the expanded Renewable Energy Target (RET) which will allow for the creation of 'Solar Credits' for small-scale solar, wind and hydro systems installed from 9 June 2009.
Environment groups unite to oppose emissions trading legislation
12 June, 2009A series of compromises by the federal government on its pre-election commitment to take strong action on climate change has led to national and peak state-based environment organisations today uniting in opposition to the proposed emissions trading legislation.
Legacy Emissions removed from landfill
19 May, 2009SITA welcomes the announcement that the federal government has removed Legacy Emissions caused by waste landfills from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
Australia's CPRS now delayed
05 May, 2009The Australian Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was changed yesterday in response to pressure from businesses affected by the recession. It will now be delayed by one year to be phased in from July 2011. Other changes included: improved compensation for heavy polluters and trade-exposed industries; the price of carbon will now be fixed at $10, reduced from $20; and the rate of greenhouse gas reduction required will be 25% of 2000 levels by 2020, if the world agrees.
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme 'flawed'
24 April, 2009Caltex supports an emissions trading scheme but says proposed CPRS is flawed.
National Waste Policy Consultation paper released
21 April, 2009Environment Minister Peter Garrett has released a consultation paper — A National Waste Policy: Managing Waste to 2020 for public review and comment.
Greenhouse law changes mean new projects could face ban
24 March, 2009New projects like factories and pulp mills could be banned if they have a large carbon footprint under mooted changes to environment laws.
Calls for uniform voluntary national emissions reporting standards
19 March, 2009An engineering and environmental adviser has called for a set of uniform voluntary national emissions reporting standards to guide the development of emissions reporting by companies lying outside mandatory reporting regimes.
Release of CPRS exposure draft legislation
11 March, 2009Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong has released exposure draft legislation and explanatory materials for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
Greens, Coalition agree on CPRS Senate Inquiry
11 March, 2009The CPRS Senate Inquiry, to be conducted by a new Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy and reporting back on May 14, will examine the choice of emissions trading as a mechanism, the relative contributions of complementary measures to emissions reductions, the environmental effectiveness of the proposed targets and whether the scheme would appropriately transform the economy.
