Australian mining firm unveils plans for giant CCS power plant
Waratah to use waste coal from its own Queensland mine to fuel new "clean coal" facility
Australian mining company Waratah Coal plans to build an A$1.25bn (US$1.08bn) clean coal power station right next to the proposed site of one of the country's largest coal mines....

APO Research

Mining and the environment
Stewart Smith Research Service, Parliament of New South Wales22 July, 2009 This paper briefly places the contribution of mining into the context of the wider economy, and focuses on the impact of coal mining on both natural and agricultural areas of NSW.

Baseline and credit versus cap and trade emissions trading schemes
McLennan Magasanik Associates The Climate Institute20 July, 2009 This briefing paper critiques the proposal to establish a baseline and credit type scheme instead of an emissions trading scheme based on a cap and trade mechanism.

Breaking through on technology - perspectives from Australia
The Climate Institute20 July, 2009 This paper presents an Australian perspective on the opportunities and barriers to clean technology development, deployment and transfer, both within and between countries.

Urban congestion: why 'free' roads are costly
Paul Hubbard Treasury17 July, 2009 Many see traffic jams as a fact of city life, but its root cause is overuse of a common resource – the urban road network. Putting a price on access to roads at busy times could encourage individuals to change their travel plans, according to this report.

Countdown to climate change vote begins
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/minister/combet/media/mr15072009.html
SNIPPET: Department of Climate Change. Today starts Australia's countdown to the vote on climate change. The simple fact is the Coalition does not have a clear position on climate change and they are preventing the Government from taking action.'.

Environment and water to Hong Kong
http://www.austrade.gov.au/default.aspx?ArticleID=3847
Hong Kong Business Environment Council. Hong Kong SAR Government.

World's best environmental practice for new mine - media release 14 July 2009
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20090714b.html
Highlighting the Australian Government's commitment to world best practice environmental standards, a uranium mine in South Australia has been approved subject to strict approval conditions which will ensure no credible risk to the environment. The Government is committed to world best practice environmental standards in uranium mining and in protecting the environment for the benefit of future generations, Minister Garrett said.

New policy statement for wind farm industry - media release 14 July 2009
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20090714a.html
Mr Garrett said the Wind Farm Industry Policy Statement will help wind farm operators decide whether to refer wind farm proposals for assessment and approval under national environment law. This policy statement is the first of two key documents that will help assess wind farm developments through improved guidance and consistent advice.

Green Precincts funding for high-profile Victorian projects - media release 14 July 2009
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20090714.html
Two Victorian Green Precincts projects demonstrating innovative water and energy-saving initiatives will share in more than $2.5 million in Rudd Government funding through the Green Precincts program. The Doncaster Hill Green Civic Precinct and CERES Zero Emissions by 2012 projects are funded from the Rudd Government's Green Precincts Fund , an initiative to prepare Australia for a future with less water and to encourage local communities to better manage their water and energy use.

Parliament of Australia: Senate: Committee: Economics: Inquiry into the Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2008 - Submissions [Australian Parliament Website]
Parliament of Australia: Senate: Committee: Economics: Inquiry into the Uranium Royalty ( Northern Territory ) Bill 2008 - Submissions << Return to previous page Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into the Uranium
Date: 31/03/2009 - Collection: Senate - Sub Collection: Senate Committee Report

ETS will add to thousands of jobs already lost - Miners

19/03/2009 - Over 10,000 Australian mining jobs have been lost in the last three months, and more will be cut under the federal government's emissions trading scheme (ETS), an industry leader says.

Ian Smith, Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia and chief executive of Australia's biggest gold company Newcrest Mining Ltd, said on Wednesday the global economic crisis had severely impacted Australia's mining sector.

The number of people directly employed in the industry doubled to 142,000 from 2004 during the resources boom, but 10,500 mining jobs have gone since November last year, he said.

Carbon Capture and Storage Legislation

Media Release: Carbon Capture and Storage Legislation
The Minerals Council of Australia today welcomed the passage of legislation
that establishes access and property rights in Australia’s offshore waters
for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).

Qld reaction to climate paper seeks industry protection

11/09/2008 - The Queensland government will seek greater protection for the mining and energy industries in its response to the federal government's green paper on a climate pollution reduction scheme.

Premier Anna Bligh has told state parliament the government would on Wednesday submit its response to the green paper, ahead of draft legislation being released in December.