Ahead of climate talks in Paris, the Government is working to increase participation in the Carbon Neutral Program by boosting opportunities for participants and enhancing consumer recognition of carbon neutral leaders. “The Australian Government has entered into an agreement with the Carbon Market Institute to provide information on the Carbon Neutral Program via a series…
DetailsThe Australian Antarctic Division and Royal Australian Air Force have successfully flown a joint operational mission to East Antarctica, with a C-17A Globemaster III delivering heavy lift cargo to Wilkins Aerodrome in support of the Australian Antarctic programme. The C-17A flew the 3450km in just over five hours hours, landing at Wilkins Aerodrome near Casey…
DetailsThe Australian Government congratulates the Northern Territory Government on raising environmental standards as part of their ongoing commitment to reforming the Territory’s environmental regulatory system. This is a clear example of the Australian Government’s One-Stop Shop policy raising environmental standards in Australian States and Territories. Key features of the Northern Territory are designed to meet…
DetailsRottnest Island, the home of the Quokka and other unique Australian animals, is set to reduce its reliance on shipped-in diesel using solar energy and smart power control systems. The Australian Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is providing Hydro Tasmania with $4.8 million support for a $7.3 million project to install 600…
DetailsThe landmark release of 39 healthy Tasmanian devils on Forestier Peninsula later today will help re-establish a wild population free of Deadly Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). Australia’s Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt and Tasmanian Environment Minister Matthew Groom welcome the release ¬– by the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program – on private property this…
DetailsLast night hundreds gathered at the Australian Event Awards in Sydney to hear the sixth IUCN World Parks Congress named CIM Magazine best meeting or conference of the year by industry experts. I would like to congratulate Parks Australia and the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service on this great achievement. Almost a year…
DetailsThe Australian Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to protect the Great Barrier Reef with the opening of the Reef Trust Tender – Burdekin. Through this latest project, the Government will provide $2.5 million to help sugarcane farmers improve nitrogen and irrigation management practices in the Burdekin region. Minister Hunt is inviting sugarcane…
DetailsYoung Australians from the Brisbane City region are starting to see the results of their hard work as part of the Australian Government’s Green Army Programme. The Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, and Federal Member for Brisbane, Teresa Gambaro, praised the work of the young locals when they met with two Green Army teams…
DetailsCongratulations to the two winners of the 2015 Environment Minister’s Award for a Cleaner Environment – Emirates One and Only Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa in New South Wales and Mr Allen Riseley of Victoria. I am delighted to be able to recognise outstanding contributions towards a healthier and more sustainable environment by both the…
DetailsThe second Emissions Reduction Fund auction, conducted by the independent Clean Energy Regulator, has awarded contracts for 45.5 million tonnes of emissions reduction at an average price of $12.25 per tonne. The second auction has delivered an even lower average cost per tonne of abatement than the first auction, where 47 million tonnes of emissions…
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