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Carbon Extra News Service
Carbon Extra brings you independent, intelligent news and analysis on climate change and carbon risk. Delivered every Friday via email, Carbon Extra’s specialist editor and journalists provide in-depth coverage of policy and regulatory developments, updates on significant global trends plus interviews with senior stakeholders from government, industry, NGOs and practitioners.
Environmental Manager News Service
Gain instant access to clear, relevant information on current environmental issues — illuminated by in-depth analysis. Environmental Manager covers environmental law, including changes to federal and state environmental legislation; environmental prosecutions and fines; environmental management systems and compliance to ISO 14001:2004; sustainability and waste management tactics for the Australian workplace, and global environmental trends and initiatives.
Carbon Extra and Environmental Manager Package
Subscribing to Carbon Extra and Environmental Manager is the easiest and best way of staying on top of environmental and climate change issues and emerging developments. Carbon Extra and Environmental Manager keep environmental professionals, executives, accountants and lawyers informed on changes to federal and state legislation, prosecutions and fines, guidelines, discussion papers and new research and case studies of best and worst industry practice.
Carbon Essentials Electricity Generation
Carbon Essentials Electricity Generation provides an industry specific sector view to key climate change issues facing the electricity generation sector. It provides an overall strategic road map, and offers potential solutions to key issues. This simple yet comprehensive paper gives a balanced summary of all the issues, explains how the generation sector works, highlights the main barriers to and enablers of change, and draws out the key issues and opportunities in relation to emissions reduction.
Environmental Audit Guidebook
Authored by Graham A. Brown & Associates, one of Australia’s leading environmental consultancies, this invaluable companion to every stage of the audit process gives you practical assistance to help you achieve better outcomes for your organisation. Understand why, when and how to conduct effective environmental audits, refine your auditing objectives and define your scope, and implement and monitor the results. Understand types of environmental audits, how to commission a voluntary environmental audit, audit protocol and environmental self-assessment.
Waste Management & Minimisation Guidebook
Discover practical, specific measures you can take to reduce your organisation’s waste output. One simple waste management idea can help you save money; demonstrate your commitment to risk assessment and control; and secure your corporate reputation. Learn how to quantify the costs of wasted energy and materials, implement a waste management strategy and monitor key performance indicators.
Environmental Awareness & Obligations
This informative and practical guide provides a business-oriented overview and framework of what’s happening with the environment and keeps you up-to-date with global, national and state government environment initiatives and issues and how they impact your organisation.
Environmental Management Systems Guidebook
Learn how to design, implement and maintain a risk-aware EMS to help you protect your business. This straightforward, in-depth resource gives you a practical understanding of how to assess your environmental practice and performance, implement an effective, compliant EMS, establish cost-efficient risk treatment strategies, and measure and evaluate ongoing performance. You’ll find detailed information about areas including EMS commitment and policy, EMS planning, environmental regulations, how to set up and implement an environmental management program, EMS measurement and evaluation and more.
Environmental Auditor Certification Workshops
Become a fully certified Environmental Auditor with this five-day RABQSA accredited workshop. Learn how to conduct environmental audits, advise clients on environmental issues and commission and manage environmental audits.These workshops are presented by independent environmental consultants Graham A. Brown & Associates, who will provide interactive, hands-on training based on extensive real-world experience.
Workshops provide the following accredited competency units for registration as an Environmental Auditor:
- RABQSA-EM Environmental Management Systems
- RABQSA-AU Management Systems Auditing
- RABQSA-TL Leading Management Systems Audit Teams
Environmental Management Systems Workshops
This two-day workshop provides interactive training on how to effectively introduce a viable Environmental Management System (EMS) in your organisation and explores valuable techniques for designing, implementing or improving your EMS.
Integrating Management Systems Workshops
This one-day workshop provides practical insight on integrating your Environmental Management System (EMS) into existing business processes and systems with hands-on training from industry experts, Graham A. Brown & Associates.
Suitable for personnel just beginning the development of their IMS through to those looking to enhance and streamline their existing systems, the Integrated Management Systems Workshop builds on knowledge gained through the two-day EMS Workshop.
Australian Environmental Law 1st edition
Australian Environmental Law is a title with a modern approach to the area of environmental law. It is a principles-based text on environmental law and policy, containing enough detail for anyone who is interested in this evolving area. It focuses on sustainable development.
The Environmental Law Handbook, 4th Edition: Planning & Land Use in NSW
Working, or interested in, the area of environmental planning, protection and regulation in NSW? The Environmental Law Handbook provides plain-language coverage of all areas of environmental law and practice, and explains how these regulate land use decisions.
Australian Resources Law Reports
The Australian Resources Law Reports (ARLR) series is the only specialist report series in Australia dealing with mining, energy and resources law. Carefully selected judgments are accompanied by catchwords and authored headnotes that summarise the decision and highlight the key issues. In addition, an editorial comment is provided that explains the practical significance and commercial implications of the case, making these Reports an essential research tool for practitioners working in the areas of mining, energy and resources.
Climate Change Law: Comparative, Contractual & Regulatory Considerations
This book brings together recent work on the law of climate change in Australia and New Zealand by leading environmental law practitioners and academics. It provides practical and insightful perspectives on the rapidly emerging market-based framework for regulation of climate change in Oceania. It opens with a chapter on the latest scientific findings by former CSIRO climate theme leader, Dr Chris Mitchell, and follows with analytical papers on a wide range of critical legal issues including international comparisons and harmonisation, Pacific Island perspectives, emission trading scheme design, renewable energy incentives, voluntary offsets, geo-sequestration, contractual considerations, corporate governance implications, land use and impact assessment considerations, tortious liability, inter-generational equity and the key elements of the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
Water Regulation – The Laws of Australia
Water Regulation – The Laws of Australia is the only current and comprehensive study of water law across all Australian jurisdictions. Legislation and policy relating to water is currently undergoing significant modification. The thorough treatment provided in this user-friendly text brings you up to date with critical changes already in place and outlines impending changes.
Environmental & Planning Law Journal
The Environmental & Planning Law Journal is the recognised vehicle in Australia for publication of quality, in depth review of all aspects of environmental law and policy. The Journal specialises in cutting edge analysis; providing well-researched articles that cover significant developments across the environmental spectrum, including climate change and the impact on corporate law (see EPLJ , July 2007 ), integrated natural resources management; the ramifications of planning decisions; energy development; impacts on biodiversity; sustainability strategies; corporate liability and law enforcement; and environmental assessment. The Journal provides a welcome focus for detailed discussion of the impact of regulation, policy, development of economic instruments, administration and reform.
Environmental Responsibilities Law NSW
Environmental Responsibilities Law New South Wales (ERLS) provides wide coverage of the environmental legislation administered by the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC). The authors from the DECC write practical commentary on the major legislative provisions, significant reported and unreported judgments, environmental developments, environmental audit and compliance programs. A schedule summarises the penalties imposed for environmental offences. Overall ERLS provides awareness of rights, obligations and responsibilities in relation to protecting the environment, regulatory compliance issues and exposure to potential liability and penalties.
Local Government & Environmental Reports of Australia
The Local Government and Environmental Reports of Australia publish full text decisions of cases relating to local government, planning matters, environmental control, valuation of land, compensation and the powers and duties of statutory authorities. The jurisdictions covered include the High Court, the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories, the NSW Land and Environment Court and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
