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Favourite Links

Government energy and environment sites

• Department of Climate Change (CC) – CC, (formerly (AGO), is the Commonwealth government agency dedicated to reducing Australia's Greenhouse gas emissions.
• Department of Innovation, Industry Science and Research (IISR) – IISR is an Australian government body that deals with energy and resource issues.
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) – EECA is the New Zealand government body that promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) – EERE is part of the US Department of Energy. The page is a portal to other US government energy efficiency sites.
• Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) – This is the home page of DEWHA, and includes links to other government agencies dealing with environment and Greenhouse issues.
• Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water (DECCW) – DECC (Formerly SEDA and DEUS) is a NSW government agency committed to promoting energy efficiency and sustainable energy in NSW.
• US Department of Energy

Energy and environmental rating tools in Australia

• National Australian Building Environmental Rating Scheme (NABERS) – Formerly ABGR. Performance based energy and water rating tool for office buildings, hotels and shopping centres in Australia.
• The National House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) – For residential buildings in Australia.
• Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) – Green Star is a holistic environmental rating tool for office, retail, education and healthcare buildings.

Energy efficiency in fleet management

• Green Vehicle Guide – Lists fuel consumption data for most passenger and light commercial vehicle models in the Australian market.
• Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) – Lists crash test results for most passenger vehicles available in Australia.
• Ministry for the Environment – A New Zealand government website with energy efficiency information for fleet managers.
• Greenfleet – An Australian non-profit organisation that plants trees to compensate for greenhouse emissions from cars.

Other interesting websites

• Australian Building Energy Council
• BikeE – BikeE have created a recumbent bike that they claim is the ultimate in cycling comfort. Paul rides a BikeE bike!
• International Energy Agency – An international energy efficiency website with a database of energy efficiency project details.
• Energy Management Association (New Zealand)
• US Green Building Council