Australia

Gamma Light Tech Cuts Ships’ Fuel, Emissions ‘by 75%’

Gamma Light Tech Cuts Ships’ Fuel, Emissions ‘by 75%’Engineers with Gamma Light & Heavy Industries have developed a propulsion system that can maneuver a ...

April 30, 2012

Cargill, McDonald’s, Others Form Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef NPO

Cargill, McDonald’s, Others Form Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef NPOThe 17 founding member of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have formed an independent, non-profit organization to continue with their goal to realize ...

February 23, 2012

EL Pro Woolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax Looms

Woolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax LoomsWoolworths Limited achieved a carbon intensity of 881 tons of CO2e per $m EBIT in 2011, eight percent below the 2010 level of 956 ...

December 1, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy Plan

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy PlanThe EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. ...

November 9, 2011

Australia Passes Carbon Tax

Australia Passes Carbon TaxAustralia has passed a carbon tax, making it the second major economy after the EU to put a cap on carbon. The legislation sets a ...

November 8, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Gas Tax, EPA Lawsuits, California Recycling Law

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Gas Tax, EPA Lawsuits, California Recycling Law China will impose a nationwide value-based sales tax on oil and natural gas beginning next month, Bloomberg reported. The country's Ministry of Finance said the ...

October 12, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New House Bills, EU Airline Lawsuit, Mountaintop Removal

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New House Bills, EU Airline Lawsuit, Mountaintop RemovalThe House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to block the EPA's proposed rule to reduce emissions from large cement manufacturing plants, The New ...

October 7, 2011

EarthCheck Names Tourism ‘Star Performers’

EarthCheck Names Tourism ‘Star Performers’Hotels under the Novotel, Radisson and InterContinental banners have been named as examples of best practice in an assessment of the travel and tourism industry by ...

September 28, 2011

Umow Lai’s Director of Sustainability Discusses Aussie Carbon Tax

Umow Lai’s Director of Sustainability Discusses Aussie Carbon Tax With the introduction of the carbon tax fueling intense debate about sustainability across Australia's economy, Straight Talk sat down with Umow ...

September 13, 2011

Deutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price Forecast

Deutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price ForecastDeutsche Bank has downgraded its year-end forecast for the price of carbon in Europe’s emission trading program. The bank has lowered its year-end 2011 ...

September 6, 2011

Australia to Tax Carbon Emitters at $25 a Ton

Australia to Tax Carbon Emitters at $25 a TonAustralia will set its carbon price at A$23 (US$24.70) per ton under carbon tax plans unveiled on Sunday. Outlining a package of measures to ...

July 11, 2011

Australia Considers Killing Camels for Carbon Credits

Australia Considers Killing Camels for Carbon CreditsUnder Australia's Carbon Farming Initiative, a plan to help combat emissions that was recently submitted to parliament, Adelaide-based company Northwest Carbon has suggested the ...

June 10, 2011

LED & CFL Briefing: PSE&G, Kimball, Jo-Ann Fabrics

LED & CFL Briefing: PSE&G, Kimball, Jo-Ann FabricsJo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has retrofitted the 777,350 square foot parking lot at its Hudson, Ohio, headquarters and store with GE Lighting’s Evolve ...

June 3, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Calif. Cap-and-Trade, Nuclear Delays, Logging Ban

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Calif. Cap-and-Trade, Nuclear Delays, Logging BanA state superior court judge ruled on Friday that California must halt plans for a cap-and-trade system until regulators can consider alternatives to ...

May 23, 2011

Aussie Sustainability Spend ‘to Hit $3bn’

Aussie Sustainability Spend ‘to Hit $3bn’The Australian sustainable business market is poised to grow to AU$2.9 billion (US$3.1 billion) in 2014, dependent on the outcome of the country's hotly ...

April 19, 2011

Qantas Contemplates $312 Million Biofuel Plant

Qantas Contemplates $312 Million Biofuel PlantAustralian airline Qantas is evaluating the costs and efficiencies of a trash-burning biofuel plant to be built in Sydney to stave off carbon ...

January 4, 2011

Water Footprints Make Strides in 2010

Water Footprints Make Strides in 2010Focusing on the heavy water demands in agriculture, a University of Western Australia professor has pressed for the introduction of water-use labeling policies, so that ...

January 3, 2011

Qantas Picks New Carbon Offset Provider

Qantas Picks New Carbon Offset ProviderThe Qantas Group has finalized new supplier arrangements for its voluntary carbon offset program under an agreement with Climate Friendly. Customer purchases to the Qantas and ...

November 30, 2010

Fuji Xerox Australia: Video Sustainability Report

Fuji Xerox Australia: Video Sustainability Report While EL already reported on Fuji Xerox Australia's Sustainability Report. We thought ...

October 21, 2010

Australia May Boost Renewable Energy Projects

Australia May Boost Renewable Energy ProjectsA surge in voter support for the Australian Greens, a political party that supports sustainable growth, has spurred optimism that the government may increase ...

August 23, 2010