Carbon Alert - April 2010

A monthly resource round-up of recently released reports and upcoming events and training opportunities.

Climate Change Policy and Legislation

Rule Change: Payments Under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds. Consultation by Australian Energy Market Commission (April 2010)

Meeting Australia’s Reduction Targets. Speech by Dr Martin Parkinson, Department of Climate Change (March 2010)

Energy Efficiency Advisory Group
Media Release Prime Minister Appoints Energy Efficiency Advisory Group, Released by the Prime Minister of Australia (March 2010)
Issue Paper Prime Ministers Task Group on Energy Efficiency, Released by Department of Climate Change (March 2010)

National Building Energy Standard-Setting, Assessment and Rating Framework. Released by Department of Climate Change (March 2010)
Public Discussion Paper
Call for Public Discussion 

Enhancing the Renewable Energy Target. Released by Department of Climate Change (March 2010)
Discussion Paper
Call for Public Discussion

Latest NPI Emission Data 2008-09. Released by Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (March 2010)

Australia’s Fifth National Communication on Climate Change. Released by Department of Climate Change (March 2010)

The Effects of Emissions Offsets Scheme on Australian Agriculture.  Released by Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (March 2010)

Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Act 2010. Released by Parliament of Australia (March 2010)

Centre for Renewable Energy up and Running.  By Dr Martin Ferguson for the Australian Labour Party (March 2010)

Farming the Future: The Role of Government in Assisting Australian Farmers to Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Change.  Released by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (March 2010)

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill 2010.  Released by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (March 2010)

What is the Best Environmental Policy? Taxes, Permits and Rules under Economic and Environmental Uncertainty. By Konstantinos Angelopoulos, George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos (March 2010)

Inquiry into the Approvals Process of Renewable Energy Projects in Australia. Released by the Parliament of Victoria Environment and Natural Resources Committee (February 2010)

Australian Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Greenhouse Gas Datum) Regulations 2010. Released by Australian Attorney General’s Office (February 2010)
Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 28
Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 29

 

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Carbon Management and Accounting

Carbon Compass.  Web-based community of businesses and organisations for sharing carbon, climate change and sustainability solutions with each other.  (April 2010)

Your Sustainable Transport Guide:  How to Drive Better Transport Decisions for your Business.  Report by Net Balance Foundation and Greenfleet (2010)

Sustainable Procurement Assessment Tool.  Developed by ECO-Buy (April 2010)

The Green Building Evolution 2010. Report by Green Building Council Australia (2010)

Australia’s Environment Issues and Trends 2010. Released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)

Accounting for the Cost of Carbon: Price for Small and Medium Sized Business Not Sky High. Report by Swinburne University of Technology – National Centre for Sustainability (December 2009)

Climate Change Investment Initiative: Asset Owners Disclosure Project. Released by the Climate Institute (March 2010)
Briefing Paper
Report

Carbon: Neutralised and Standardised. Elisa De Wit, Norton Rose Australia for WME (March 2010)

Media Release – Building a More Consistent and Compatible Approach to Rating Tools. Released by Green Building Council Australia (March 2010)

The Sustainability of Australian Cities.  Released by Infrastructure Australia (March 2010)

Finalists Announced for the Premier's Sustainability Awards.  Released by Sustainability Victoria (March 2010)

Low Carbon Growth Plan for Australia.  Released by Climate Works Australia (March 2010)

 

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International Climate Change News

UK Budget: Securing Low Carbon Growth.  Released by HM Treasury (UK) (March 2010)

 Should Carbon-Exporting Countries Strive for Consumption-Based Accounting in a Global Cap-and-Trade Regime? By Jan Christoph Steckel, Matthias Kalkuhl, Robert Marschinski (March 2010)

Secretary-General Names Members of High Level Advisory Group on Mobilising Climate Change Resources.  Released by United Nations (March 2010)

The Green Race is On – WBSCD Annual Review 2009.  Released by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (March 2010)

Cities Get Common Standard for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions.  Developed by UNEP, UN-HABITAT and the World Bank (March 2010).
Press Release
Draft International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities.

ANALYSIS - Smart Grid Spending Powers Ahead in Asia. By Cho Mee-young and Leonora Walet for Reuters (March 2010)

Monitoring Greenhouse Gases: Highs and Lows.  Released by the Economist (March 2010)

Low Carbon Jobs in an Interconnected World.  Released by Global Climate Network (March 2010) 

Retail: A Pivot for Sustainability.  Released by Greenbiz and Five Winds International (March 2010)

From Shop Floor to Shop Front:  Best Practices in Energy Efficiency.   Released by Greenbiz and IFC International (March 2010)

 

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Energy, Technology and Renewables

Picture the Future: Energy.  Released by Siemens (April 2010)

Income, Resources, and Electricity Mix. By Paul J. Burke Australian National University (February 2010) 

Innovative Coal Research to Share More than $700,000.  Media Release from the Premier of Victoria (March 2010)

Weekly Greenhouse Indicator Summer Report 2009/10.  Report by The Climate Group (March 2010)

Seismic Survey Ship Docks in Melbourne.  Media Release from the Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources (March 2010)

City of Melbourne Unveils Cutting Edge Green Building Initiative.  Released by City of Melbourne (March 2010)

 

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Climate Change Science

State of the Climate.  Released by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology (2010)

Climate Change: Where do we go from here?  Video presented by Dr Will Steffen at Australian National University (March 2010)

 

  

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