June

18 June 2009
Clean energy jobs the loser in Canberra's climate change game
NATIONAL: Hundreds of employees in the emerging solar PV industry face immediate layoffs as a direct result of today’s decision by the Senate to defer the government’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) bill.
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16 June 2009
28,000 Australians waiting for a new clean job
NATIONAL: Clean energy and energy efficiency industries will create more than 28,000* new jobs by 2020, according to groundbreaking economic modelling released today by the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
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11 June 2009
Time to stop playing politics with clean energy jobs
NATIONAL: Australia’s clean energy industry should not be used as a bargaining chip in the high stakes game of political brinkmanship on climate change policy.
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07 June 2009
SA: Renewables target hinges on network upgrades
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Delivering new renewable energy targets in South Australia will depend upon a multi-billion dollar upgrade of transmission networks to help deliver this new clean energy to national electricity markets.
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03 June 2009
New partnership: AusAID joins REEEP to green the Pacific
AusAID has for the first time partnered with REEEP to expand renewable energy use and energy efficiency in the Pacific region. The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), in partnership with AusAID, will fund new projects in the Pacific to help kick-start the uptake of renewables and energy efficiency in emerging markets.
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