August
20 August 2009
Renewable Energy Target passage through Parliament
Statement from Matthew Warren, Chief Executive, Clean Energy Council Renewable Energy Target passage through Parliament Today the Senate approved the Rudd Government's landmark Renewable Energy Target (RET) legislation to ensure 20 percent of Australia's stationary energy will come from renewable energy sources by 2020.
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Emerging technologies need investors not a carve out
NATIONAL: Emerging clean energy technologies need direct investment to drive them forwards right now, not last minute changes to the Rudd Government's proposed renewable energy target (RET) that won’t help, according to Australia's peak clean energy industry body.
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CEC welcomes move to enable swift passage of the RET
NATIONAL: Australia's clean energy industry welcomes the Rudd Government's plan to enable the swift passage of its renewable energy targets (RET) bill.
Clean Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren called on all political parties to support the proposal which effectively decouples the RET bill from the CPRS, and so allowing it to pass this week in Parliament. Read More...
CPRS voted down, so pass the Renewable Energy Target now
Both major parties need to put politics aside and cut the Renewable Energy Target (RET) bill free from the defeated CPRS for immediate passage or risk catastrophic damage to and job losses in Australia’s emerging clean energy industry.
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06 August 2009
CEC welcomes new wave of board members
NATIONAL: The Clean Energy Council has appointed three new board members: Mr Steve MacDonald, Chief Executive Officer of Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund; Dr Michael Ottaviano, Managing Director of wave energy developer Carnegie Corporation and Dr Paul Simshauser, Chief Economist and Group Head of Corporate Affairs at AGL Energy Limited.
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