Solar Photovoltaic Energy

Kicking the renewables sector while it's down: 20% undermined, no certainty for solar

Greens MPs - December 17, 2008 - 12:56pm

Just two days after delivering its 'big polluters' bail-out package', the Rudd Government has announced a deeply flawed renewable energy target that breaches its election promise and will entrench sector's boom and bust cycles, the Australian Greens said today.

"After giving big polluters everything they asked for in Monday's white paper, today the Rudd Government is kicking the renewable energy sector while it's down," Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said. Read more »

Second Reading Speech on Renewable Energy Target Bill

Greens MPs - November 27, 2008 - 10:38am

Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased Mandatory Renewable Energy Target) Bill 2008
Second Reading Speech
Senator Christine Milne

In October 2007, the then Labor Opposition announced a key element of their election policy platform on climate change - lifting the Howard Government's Mandatory Renewable Energy Target from its pitifully and unpopularly low 2% up to 20%. The Greens, many environment groups and many people in the community welcomed this move as a significant improvement, although not as much as is both achievable and necessary. Read more »


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