Carbon Insights

25 March 2010

Welcome to the March edition of Carbon Insights, in which we'll look at:

  • the latest in climate change litigation in Australia, this time a defence used by a coal-fired power station
  • enhancements to the Commonwealth's Renewable Energy Target Scheme; and
  • new guidelines on how the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme will apply to joint ventures.

A licence to change the climate? Court considers whether licence permits emission of carbon dioxide

By Brendan Bateman and Brendan Dobbie.

Brendan Bateman and Brendan Dobbie consider a recent case which held a licence to operate a coal-fired power station necessarily authorises the emission of carbon dioxide.

Expanding the Renewable Energy Target Scheme: the devil will be in the detail

By Claire Smith, Naveena Rajaretnam, Graeme Dennis and Nick Thomas.

The decision to enhance the Commonwealth's Renewable Energy Target Scheme has been welcomed, but what exactly is being welcomed? The true nature of the changes will only be known when more details are available, say Claire Smith, Naveena Rajaretnam, Graeme Dennis and Nick Thomas.

NGERS treatment of joint ventures clarified

By Simon Bowden.

Simon Bowden explains the main features of the Supplementary Guidelines on the application of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme to joint ventures.
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