Reading RoomWelcome to the final edition of the Quarterly Sustainability & Climate Change Update for 2011. Next year is likely to be an exciting and challenging time for participants in this space. Among other things, the carbon price regime will come into effect in the middle of the year, significant funding will become available for a range of activities aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions …
In this Update, we discuss some of the details of the legislation to implement a carbon price:
On 10 July 2011, the Prime Minister released the Federal Government's 'Clean Energy Future Plan' (Plan).
The centrepiece of the Plan is the introduction of a carbon price starting at $23 per tonne of carbon pollution on 1 July 2012. This price will be payable by Australia's 500 most carbon-intensive businesses in the stationary energy, …
On 10 July 2011, the Prime Minister released the Federal Government's 'Clean Energy Future Plan' (Plan).
The centrepiece of the Plan is the introduction of a carbon price starting at $23 per tonne of carbon pollution on 1 July 2012. This price will be payable by Australia's 500 most carbon-intensive businesses in the stationary energy, …
On 10 July 2011, the Prime Minister released the Federal Government's 'Clean Energy Future Plan' (Plan).
The centrepiece of the Plan is the introduction of a carbon price starting at $23 per tonne of carbon pollution on 1 July 2012. This price will be payable by Australia's 500 most carbon-intensive businesses in the stationary energy, …
In this Update, we discuss:
Water is a precious commodity. It is essential to sustain life but has no substitutes. It is used for a broad range of purposes including for agriculture, household and recreational use, industry and environmental activities.
While demand for water continues to escalate in line with increasing population, our finite water resources are being depleted at an alarming rate. …
The Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (Act) provides for the establishment of a national mandatory disclosure scheme (Scheme) for owners and tenants of certain commercial office buildings in relation to the energy efficiency of those buildings. A new Ministerial Determination was issued on 26 November 2010, which clarifies the application of the Scheme, particularly, in relation to mixed use buildings.
As of November 2010, owners of large commercial office buildings will be required to provide energy efficiency information to potential buyers or lessees under the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure Scheme.
Building owners, operators and users are coming under increasing pressure to prepare their buildings for climate change. What are the legal obligations? Are there any regulatory constraints? What practical options are available to combat climate change?