Carbon Alert - June 1010
A monthly resource round-up of recently released reports and upcoming events and training opportunities.
- Climate Change Policy and Legislation
- Carbon Management and Accounting
- International Climate Change News
- Energy, Technology and Renewables
- Climate Change Science
- Carbon Events
- Workshops and Training Courses
Climate Change Policy and Legislation
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010 and Related Bills. Released by the Parliament of Australia (May 2010)
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010.
Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2010
Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Small-scale Technology Shortfall Charge) Bill 2010
Impacts of Changes to the Design of the Expanded Renewable Energy Target. Report by McLennan Magasanik Associates. (May 2010)
Small Generator Framework Design Principles. Consultation by Australian Energy Market Operator. (May 2010)
National Electricity Amendment (Publication of a Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2- e) Intensity Index for the National Electricity Market) Rule 2010. Released by Australian Energy Market Commission (May 2010)
Draft Rule
Draft Rule Determination
Building and Energy Efficiency Disclosure Bill. Released by The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (May 2010)
Bill Provisions. Released by Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Deferral Fact Sheet. Fact Sheet by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (May 2010)
Budget 2010-11 Released by the Australian Government (May 2010)
Part 1: Revenue Measures – Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – Deferral.
Part 2: Expense Measures – Renewable Energy Future Fund
Portfolio Budget Statements 2010-2011. Budget Related Paper No. 1.7. – Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Portfolio. Released by Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (May 2010)
Additional Views on Draft Text to Facilitate Negotiations at the 10th Session of the AWG-LCA. Submission to the AWG-LCA by the Australian Government (May 2010)
Climate change and the Sustainability of Our Cities. Speech by Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Secretary at Property Council of Australia (May 2010)
Creating Jobs – Cutting Pollution: The Roadmap for a Cleaner, Stronger Economy. Report by the Australian Conservation Foundation and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (May 2010)
Complementary Policies for Greenhouse Gas Emission Abatement and Their National and Regional Employment Consequences. Report by The Australian Conservation Foundation and the Australian Council of Trade Unions. (May 2010)
Australia's Biggest Renewable Energy Rollout. Released by the Australian Labour Party (May 2010)
Coalition Economic Principles — Rebuilding Sustainable Prosperity. Report by the Australian National and Liberal Parties (May 2010)
Submissions to the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Energy Efficiency Issues Paper. 187 Submissions Received by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (May 2010)
Smart Meters. Released by Essential Services Commission (April 2010)
Regulatory Review – Smart Meters: Issues Paper
Victorian Energy Regulations – Smart Meters: Background Paper No. 1
Review of Other Jurisdictions – Smart Meter Regulations: Background Paper 2
Native Vegetation Laws, Greenhouse Gas Abatement and Climate Change Measures. Released by the Senate of the Parliament of Australia – Finance and Public Administration References Committee (April 2010)
Carbon Management and Accounting
National Greenhouse Gas Inventory – Accounting for the Kyoto Target. Released by Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (May 2010)
Australia: A Nation of Green Champions? Speech by Chief Scientist of Australia, Professor Penny D Sackett (May 2010)
Towards a City Strategy: National Urban Policy Submission. Paper by Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (May 2010).
What Australia’s SMEs say and do about Sustainability and Climate Change. Report by Net Balance and Australian Fieldwork Solutions (May 2010)
Business Sustainability Starts With What Can I Do Right Now. Media Release by Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (May 2010)
Green Star – Industrial v1. New Rating Tool by Green Building Council Australia (May 2010)
Energy Efficiency Changes Building Code of Australia 2010. Released by the Building Commission (May 2010)
International Climate Change News
Comparing Climate Commitments: A Model-Based Analysis of the Copenhagen Accord. Report by The Brookings Institution. (May 2010)
Christiana Figueres Appointed New UNFCCC Executive Secretary. Media Release by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (May 2010)
Petersberg Climate Dialogue. Speech by Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (May 2010)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries: A Cautionary tale From Australia. Report by The Australia Institute (May 2010)
Compendium of Energy Efficiency Policies of APEC Economies. Reported by Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (May 2010)
Green Sectoral Bonds. Discussion Paper by International Emissions Trading Association (May 2010)
The Hartwell Paper: A New Direction for Climate Policy After the Crash of 2009. Paper by Institute for Science, Innovation and Society and the London School of Economics (May 2010)
Workshop Proceedings - Assessing the Benefits of Avoided Climate Change: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Beyond. Report by PEW Centre on Global Climate Change (May 2010)
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Released by Senator John Kerry and Senator Joe Liberman (May 2010)
Summary by Senator John Kerry
Full Bill
Climate Change and Finance in India: Banking on the Low Carbon Indian Economy. Report by The Climate Group, India Banks’ Association and PriceWaterhouse Coopers (May 2010)
Market Transformation of Low Carbon Technology: Electric Vehicles. Executive Summary by HSBC Climate Partnership and The Climate Group (May 2010)
Beyond Business as Usual: Investigating a Future Without Coal and Nuclear Power in the US. Report by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc (May 2010)
Measuring the Green Economy. Report by the US Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration (May 2010)
Credibility in Carbon Policy. Working Paper by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (May 2010)
Submission of the United States to the AWG-LCA Chair. Released by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (April 2010)
Annual Energy Outlook 2010. Released by the US Energy Information Administration (April 2010)
The Forest Carbon Offsetting Report. Report by EcoSecurities, Conservation International, Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, ClimateBiz and the Norton Rose Group (April 2010)
Energy, Technology and Renewables
GreenPower and Renewable Energy for the City of Sydney. Released by City of Sydney (May 2010)
Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities and Abatement in Australia. Report by The Climate Institute and Westpac (May 2010)
Fast-Tracking Victoria’s Clean Energy Future to Replace Hazelwood Power Station. Released by Green Energy Markets for Environment Victoria. (May 2010)
Electricity Generation: Major Development Projects – April 2010 Listing. Report by Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (May 2010)
The Role of Natural Gas in Meeting Future Energy Requirements. Presentation by Origin Energy (May 2010)
Voluntary Provision of Wind Farm Confidential Data for Public Researchers. Request by Australian Energy Market Operator (May 2010)
Technology Roadmaps. Released by the International Energy Agency (May 2010)
Solar Photovoltaic Energy
Concentrating Solar Power
Climate Change Science
Risk from Climate Change to Indigenous Communities in the Tropical North of Australia. Released by Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (May 2010)
American Climate Choices Reports. Released by The National Academies (May 2010)
Advancing the Science of Climate Change.
Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change
Alternative Paths Towards a Low Carbon World. Repory by Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (May 2010)
The Impact of Global Warming on the Tropical Pacific Ocean and El Nino. Article by Mat Collins et al. (May 2010)
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