Victorian Govt announces plastic bag ban, recycling plan
03 July, 2018The Victorian Government will ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags from late 2019 in an effort to help protect the environment from plastic pollution.
Queensland's new waste strategy brings back landfill levy
21 March, 2018The strategy follows an investigation into the transfer of interstate waste into Queensland, and the release of a final report based on this investigation.
Queensland passes plastic bag ban, cash for containers scheme
06 September, 2017 by Lauren DavisQueensland's parliament has officially passed the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017, which introduces both a container refund scheme and a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Energy security a focus in 2017 Budget — but is it enough?
11 May, 2017 by Lauren DavisAustralia's energy sector has been left somewhat underwhelmed following Tuesday night's Budget announcement.
Victorian govt surplus propped up by landfill levy, claims ACOR
08 May, 2017The Australian Council of Recycling has stated its disappointment after learning that a large percentage of the Victorian Government's surplus for 2016–17 will come from the state's landfill levy.
Disclose your climate risks — or risk legal action
11 November, 2016Senior business leaders, fund managers, legal experts and regulators met in Melbourne last month to consider a new legal opinion on how corporate law requires company directors to consider and respond to climate-related risks to their business.
ACT crowned the renewables capital of Australia
08 September, 2016A new report from the Climate Council describes the ACT as the renewables capital of Australia, with the territory's recently implemented renewable energy policies resulting in the country's lowest electricity prices and the creation of more than 1000 jobs.
$33 million to improve Victoria's energy efficiency
22 August, 2016The Victorian Government will reboot the Greener Government Buildings Program, which was removed in 2013, with a $33 million investment over the next two years.
WA to introduce a container deposit scheme
18 August, 2016 by Lauren DavisThe Western Australian Government has announced its intention to introduce a container deposit scheme (CDS) for drink bottles and cans, expected to commence mid-2018.
New Zealand's ETS is not enough, claims researcher
21 July, 2016University of Auckland researcher Sina Mashinchi has claimed that a carbon tax targeting emissions-intensive industries, along with a revamped emissions trading scheme (ETS), could boost economic growth.
South Australia increases waste levy
06 July, 2016As part of South Australia's 2016–17 Budget, the solid waste levy will increase from $62 per tonne to $103 per tonne by 2019–20.
Don't cut off ARENA grant funding, solar scientists urge
27 May, 2016Australia's top solar cell researchers have called on both major political parties not to unintentionally kill solar cell research in Australia by cutting off grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
ACT to go 100% renewable by 2020
29 April, 2016 by Lauren DavisACT Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Simon Corbell has dropped a bombshell, stating that the ACT Government is committing to a target of 100% renewable energy by 2020.
CEFC and ARENA to manage new Clean Energy Innovation Fund
23 March, 2016 by Lauren DavisThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will act as the joint managers of the newly established Clean Energy Innovation Fund, a $1 billion initiative to help emerging technologies make the leap from demonstration to commercial deployment.
What does Paris mean for carbon and waste in Australia?
13 January, 2016 by Mike Ritchie, Managing Director, MRA Consulting GroupAustralia has finally committed to limit anthropogenic global warming to less than a 2°C increase. But our country has a chequered history in respect of climate change policy, and it is a brave person who would bank on consistent government policy going forward.
