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The considerable ramifications arising from the recent oil spills in Australia and the United States has led both respective governments to carry out large scale inquiries into the safety regulations in place for offshore operators
In recent years the voluntary carbon trading market has been plagued by a perceived lack of credibility stemming from the absence of uniform quality control and assurance standards
After two unsuccessful attempts at passing its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme through the Senate, the Federal Government has shelved any further plans to try to introduce the scheme until at least 2013
Under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act), 2008-2009 was the first year corporations that triggered the emissions threshold were obliged to register and report on their greenhouse gas emissions, energy production and energy consumption
