Australia
Gamma Light Tech Cuts Ships’ Fuel, Emissions ‘by 75%’
Engineers with Gamma Light & Heavy Industries have developed a propulsion system that can maneuver a ...
Cargill, McDonald’s, Others Form Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef NPO
The 17 founding member of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have formed an independent, non-profit organization to continue with their goal to realize ...
Woolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax Looms
Woolworths Limited achieved a carbon intensity of 881 tons of CO2e per $m EBIT in 2011, eight percent below the 2010 level of 956 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy Plan
The EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. ...
Australia Passes Carbon Tax
Australia has passed a carbon tax, making it the second major economy after the EU to put a cap on carbon.
The legislation sets a ...
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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New House Bills, EU Airline Lawsuit, Mountaintop Removal
The 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Deutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price Forecast
Deutsche 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 ...
Australia to Tax Carbon Emitters at $25 a Ton
Australia 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 ...
Australia Considers Killing Camels for Carbon Credits
Under 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 ...
LED & CFL Briefing: PSE&G, Kimball, Jo-Ann Fabrics
Jo-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 ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Calif. Cap-and-Trade, Nuclear Delays, Logging Ban
A state superior court judge ruled on Friday that California must halt plans for a cap-and-trade system until regulators can consider alternatives to ...
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 ...
Qantas Contemplates $312 Million Biofuel Plant
Australian airline Qantas is evaluating the costs and efficiencies of a trash-burning biofuel plant to be built in Sydney to stave off carbon ...
Water Footprints Make Strides in 2010
Focusing 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 ...
Qantas Picks New Carbon Offset Provider
The 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 ...
Fuji Xerox Australia: Video Sustainability Report
While EL already reported on Fuji Xerox Australia's Sustainability Report. We thought ...
Australia May Boost Renewable Energy Projects
A surge in voter support for the Australian Greens, a political party that supports sustainable growth, has spurred optimism that the government may increase ...
