Has your business exceeded its reported baseline? Are you applying for a calculated baseline? Don’t forget to book your audit – deadlines for calculated baseline audits are approaching fast! The Safeguard Mechanism Explained The Safeguard Mechanism requires large greenhouse gas emitting facilities to keep their emissions equal to, or below, historic levels (known as ‘the
Read More...Director liability and duties to consider climate risks Directors of Australian companies who fail to consider, plan for and disclose foreseeable climate change risks on their organisation could be held personally liable for breaching their duty of due care and diligence under the Corporations Act 2001. This is according to a recent opinion provided by Barrister
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It’s not too late to get tickets and as a Gold Sponsor of the 3rd Australian Emissions Reduction Summit, Ndevr Environmental is proud to offer our partners a discounted rate of 10% off a standard rate Full Registration + Dinner if you use the code: NdevrSummit2016 Last year’s event was a ripper and CMI have promised an
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By now, you are probably aware that the “Safeguard Mechanism” will commence on 1 July 2016. However, what probably remains less certain is whether your company is covered by the Safeguard Mechanism and, if it is, what you have to do over the coming months. This legal update aims to simplify the steps you need
Read More...There are a whole host of reasons why even cost-effective energy efficiency projects don’t get off the ground. One of the most common (and frustrating!) reasons is that management don’t sign off on business case proposals – even when we can clearly see that the benefits far outweigh the costs! This failing can be avoided
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Considering adjusting your emissions baseline under the safeguard mechanism to cover increased emissions and avoid unnecessary offset costs? This article highlights key dates for applications and audit reports under the safeguard mechanism for facilities applying the calculated baseline approach to determine their baseline emissions number. For detailed information about the safeguard mechanism, including who is covered
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The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is offering grant funding to implement gas efficiency projects for businesses using more than 1000GJ (about $30,000) of gas per year. Funding is offered in two stages: Stage 1: installation of gas measurement and monitoring systems including gas and steam sub-meters and data-logging systems. Stage 2: implementation of gas efficiency improvement
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Clean Energy Regulator Chair, Chloe Munro, has announced that the third ERF Auction will be held on 27-28 April 2016. The announcement comes one month after the second ERF Auction, where 45.5 million tonnes of abatement was contracted at an average price of $12.25. Over the first two auctions, the Government has contracted to purchase
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The Climate Change Authority (CCA) today released its Final Report on Australia’s Future Emissions Reduction Targets. The report issued by A/G CEO Shayleen Thompson and underpinned by the CCA Chair Bernie Fraser’s statement includes unambiguous recommendations for: a 2025 target of 30 per cent below 2000 levels further reductions by 2030 of 40 to 60 per cent
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Reporting fuel combustion and the associated energy consumption for certain fuel types is optional if the amount consumed is less than the reporting thresholds (See Table 1). Table 1. Materiality Thresholds Fuel type Threshold per instance of a source Measurement Determination section Petroleum-based oils and greases (other than used as fuel) 5,000 L Division 2.4.1, section 2.39(a)
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