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New ISO standard aims to build confidence in the global carbon market
A new Standard to address climate change and GHG emissions has been published by the International Organization for Standardization ISO.
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Doors open on Australia's first zero-emission house
A consortium led by CSIRO has developed Australia's first eight-star, zero-emmission house to demonstrate what can be achieved in reducing carbon emmissions using off-the-shelf products.
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Greening the built environment with renewable energy
With residential and commercial buildings responsible for 23% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, buildings have a significant role to play in reducing our carbon footprint. Building green provides the greatest, most cost-effective opportunity to tackle climate change. What’s more, this action, and its positive impact, can be taken quickly.
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Energy management opportunities
The low-carbon economy is likely to have significant financial impacts for all businesses, due to the need to account for existing market externalities such as carbon emissions and adverse environmental impacts. While the UN climate conference in Copenhagen attempted to develop an international approach to mitigating and managing the impacts of climate change, the Australian government has proposed a set of measures as part of its climate mitigation plan, such as the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
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