The Carbon Farming Initiative Bill was introduced into Federal Parliament, offering landholders payment for storing carbon on farms and tree planting. The bill allows payment for reforestation, revegetation, reduced methane emissions from livestock and other measures designed to improve carbon storage on farms (Thursday, 24/03/2011)

The Federal Government has been warned by the Alcoa head of climate strategy to get the carbon tax formula right and ensure costs are not prohibitive, or the alumina industry will be forced overseas (Monday, 28/02/2011)