E&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, emissions projections DAVID SPEERS: Today the Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, has been meeting with representatives of the renewable energy sector. He joins me now. Minister, thanks for your time. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon, David. DAVID SPEERS: You’ve been meeting with the sector, Cabinet’s been meeting as well…
The Australian Government has released a consultation paper on the review of the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) and the Carbon Neutral Program. The NCOS provides companies the opportunity to voluntarily offset their carbon emissions and gain Government approved carbon neutral certification under the Carbon Neutral Program. The NCOS helps businesses to calculate their carbon…
E&OE…. Topics: Renewable Energy Target, Great Barrier Reef Long-Term Sustainability Plan FRAN KELLY: First though the Abbott Government has stepped up its campaign to save the Great Barrier Reef from being placed on the United Nations in-danger list. It’s pledged another $100 million to improve water quality, in what the PM has described as…
Australia’s abatement challenge has shrunk significantly in recent years, as highlighted in figures released by the Department of the Environment today. We will easily meet our commitment to reduce Australia’s emissions by five per cent from 2000 levels by 2020. Under Labor, Australia’s abatement challenge to achieve the five per cent target was forecast to…