* BlueScope to brief investors on climate strategy
* New renewables zone tipped to unlock $10.7bn in private investment
* Surge in demand for carbon offsets, increased buyer diversity: GreenCollar Read more...
Australia Post and Newcastle Port have become the latest Australian organisations to have their emissions targets recognised by the international Science-Based Targets program. Read more...
A Wesfarmers-backed lithium refinery will cut its net emissions by 38% within 10 years, after the Western Australian EPA requested stronger carbon commitments. Read more...
* Companies ordered to surrender energy efficiency certificates worth $1.6m
* Government to drop audit requirements for some small carbon projects
* Jemena builds on renewable gas certificates trial, urges a national target Read more...
The federal government's plan to introduce a special carbon credit for large emitters could readily evolve into a cap and trade scheme, according to Thomas Hodgson of sustainability consultancy Ndevr. Read more...
In the latest carbon industry shake-up, a subsidiary of giant Japanese trading house, Mitsui, has acquired offsets business Outback Carbon, with plans to diversify from its existing focus on land-based projects. Read more...
Macquarie Group's arrangement of a shipment of carbon-neutral petroleum will serve as a model for other fossil-based commodities, according to its latest annual report. Read more...
One of Australia's largest carbon offsets companies has won a federal grant to investigate the drought resilience benefits of landscape-based activities that store carbon. Read more...
Businesses will find it much quicker and cheaper to source Australian carbon credits, under federal plans for a new online exchange that could eventually handle other carbon unit trades. Read more...
