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The Carbon Farming Initiative is a voluntary carbon offsets scheme providing incentives for agriculture and forestry.

A recent decision determined that the government has no duty of care to protect us, or our children, from climate harm.

The Bligh government has followed through on an election promise and initiated a three-month moratorium on clearing regrowth vegetation from 8 April 2009. The primary stakeholders affected are, landowners (in particular graziers and developers), and the conservation movement.

The Queensland Productivity Commission has launched a public inquiry into the 2025 EPBC Act reforms, examining their impact on Queensland businesses and industries. With an interim report due later this year and final recommendations by April 2027, stakeholders now have a critical opportunity to submit evidence on regulatory burdens, compliance costs, and operational impacts.

Each Australian state and territory takes a different approach to the phasing out and replacing single-use plastics.

Australia's commitment to KP2 sends a signal that we will continue to address climate change and look to reduce emissions.

Businesses that use trademarks to promote environmental credentials must be able to substantiate any ‘green' claims.

This newsletter links to media releases, reports, cases and laws relating to planning, environment & sustainability.

Major projects require a thorough environmental assessment.

Three of the key issues impacting the pace of Australia's energy transition that need to be addressed by government.

State governments have adopted a broad range of compliance measures to ensure the protection of the environment & community.

BASIX is a planning tool for residential dwellings to increase overall building sustainability.

Changes to the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations incorporate new risk reporting requirements.

This article provides an overview of the Government's emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) assistance scheme, how it will operate and who will be affected.

The Garnaut Climate Change Review draft report has suggested that climate change is a diabolical policy problem – "it is harder than any other issue of high importance that has come before our polity in living memory".

The Government will now allow the development of a commercial oil shale industry, under strict environmental conditions.

If passed into law, the American Clean Energy and Security Bill 2009 will create the largest carbon market in the world starting in 2012 and provide additional impetus to clean energy, energy efficiency and emissions offset programs.