Computer monitors account for around one quarter of the total energy use of computers. However, some computer monitors have not exhibited the general market trend towards greater energy efficiency. This may be attributable to a lack of consumer information on the relative energy efficiency of computer monitors, which in turn weakens supplier incentives to supply [...]
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Environment and energy 7 May 2013
On 11 April 2013, the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) approved an amendment to the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (‘the NEPM’). The amendment incorporates updated methodologies for assessing human and ecological risks and site assessment methods in line with advances in Australia and overseas. The NEPM is a risk based framework used [...] 19 April 2013
On 11 April 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water (the Council) released a consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on the regulation of water market intermediaries. Some stakeholders in the water sector have expressed concerns about the potential for misconduct and inappropriate practices of water market intermediaries to impact on [...] Continue reading Regulation of Water Market Intermediaries –COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Standing Council on Environment and Water 19 April 2013
On 11 April 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water (the Council) released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) which seeks stakeholder feedback on options to reduce emissions from wood heaters. The Consultation RIS suggests that particulate emissions (small pieces of solid matter) from wood heaters are a significant contributor [...] Continue reading Reducing Emissions from Wood Heaters – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Standing Council on Environment and Water 19 April 2013
On 17 April 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water (the Council) released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on the management of chemical environmental risks. The Consultation RIS suggests that the regulatory framework surrounding the management of chemical environmental risks in Australia is incomplete and needs improvement to address [...] Continue reading Management of Chemical Environmental Risks – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Standing Council on Environment and Water 19 April 2013
On 21 March 2013, the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation announced the Australian Government’s response to the Climate Change Authority (CCA) review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme. The CCA is required by statute to review the RET scheme every two years having regard to a number of broad principles including economic efficiency, [...] 5 February 2013
On Friday 25 January 2013, the Minister for Resources and Energy announced that the Australian Government will introduce a national mandatory reporting regime for petroleum statistics–replacing the existing voluntary scheme. The mandatory reporting scheme is designed to improve the quality and coverage of data on production, sale, stocking and trade of petroleum across the Australian supply [...] Continue reading Improving Australia’s Liquid Fuels Data – Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism 21 December 2012
Electricity transmission and distribution, gas pipelines and distribution networks (energy networks) are known as ‘natural monopoly’ industries. This means that any particular geographic area is most efficiently served by a single provider (as opposed to multiple, competing providers). To manage the risk of monopoly pricing (that is, prices that are inefficiently high) the prices charged by [...] 29 November 2012
On 22 November 2012, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities announced that the final Murray-Darling Basin Plan was signed into law. This decision means that each year some 2,750 gigalitres of surface water, which would otherwise be used for consumptive purposes (such as irrigation and industrial use), will be returned to the [...] Continue reading Murray-Darling Basin Plan – Regulation Impact Statement – Murray-Darling Basin Authority 27 November 2012
On 16 November 2012, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency announced the phase out of the solar credits mechanism on 1 January 2013, six months earlier than scheduled. The phase out is designed to lower the impact of the high uptake of solar photovoltaic on electricity costs for homes and businesses. This announcement follows [...] Continue reading Prime Minister’s Exemption–Phase Out of the Solar Credits Mechanism – Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency |
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