BCSD Australia

This week's highlights include: * Aluminium credits. The federal government is consulting on a $2 billion green aluminium scheme. * Constitutional concerns. Despite its concerns that a WA planning Bill will erode the state's constitutional system, the state Opposition won't oppose it. * Hydrogen cut. In a

This week's highlights include: * No mention of climate change. Queensland's new energy roadmap doesn't mention climate change, and says coal plants will operate indefinitely. * Where's the evidence? Despite recommending approval for a BHP Pilbara project, the WA EPA has cautioned that big

This week's highlights include: * Bioenergy. The federal government is consulting on a feedstock strategy for bioenergy. * New ARENA strategy. ARENA has an updated General Funding Strategy. * Fries, sugar, and vitamins. Two food companies and a health supplements business are the latest beneficiaries of ARENA grants. * Water decrease. Victoria

This week's highlights include: * 'We want to bring the world with us'. In a speech to the UN climate summit, the Prime Minister spoke of new sources of regional prosperity. * 'Huge potential'. Resources Minister Madeleine King has praised cooperation between Australia and Japan on

This week's highlights include: * New task for AEMO. Australia's energy market operator will be instructed to examine energy productivity opportunities. * Power plant veto. NSW's Independent Planning Commission has vetoed a proposed biomass-fuelled power plant. * Planning and climate. A major NSW planning Bill will require

This week's highlights include: * PFAS ban. A NSW parliamentary inquiry has urged a ban on all non-essential uses of PFAS. * Modification orders. A new WA Bill would establish the Office of Coordinator-General, and would empower the government to exempt priority projects from some aspects of existing laws. * Coastal