BCSD Australia

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Greenwashing hearing. Treasury, ASIC, the ACCC, and many others will today appear before a Senate inquiry hearing into greenwashing. * Companies disclose climate progress. Twenty five large emitters have disclosed information on their climate change pledges and progress, through the federal CERT program.

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Triple A. The Climate Change Authority says it will propose a 2035 emissions target that is ambitious, achievable, and advantageous to Australia. * Good, better, best. The Climate Leaders Coalition has released a guide to internal carbon pricing, which sets out three potential

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Four federal bills. The federal government has introduced four climate and environment bills. * Three inquiries. Key parliamentary inquiries have ended in Queensland and NSW, and a federal inquiry has started into a treaty with climate components. * EPBC reform progress. A Senate committee

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Nothing 'dodgy'. The Greens have secured an amendment to Victoria's climate and renewable targets Bill. * Hit the gas. In a national first, Greenpower has certified a Jemena renewable gas project. * 'The first step'. The NSW Parliament

Highlights in this week's issue include: * New climate and penalty powers. A new Bill empowers NSW's EPA to enter into net-zero agreements, while separate provisions toughen penalties and bring in 'name and shame' provisions for environmental offences. * Faster renewables approvals. A Victorian pathway that

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Senate scrutiny. A Senate committee has launched an inquiry into Australia's waste and recycling policies. * Double bill. The Victorian government has introduced a Bill on offshore wind, and another on transmission infrastructure. * Circularity laggard. A new CSIRO report says Australia&