Reading RoomThe Federal Government’s Clean Energy Future Plan includes the establishment of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which will be based in Sydney. The main function of the CEFC, which is an independent statutory body, is to mobilise investment in clean energy technologies and projects through a process of co-investment with the private sector.
The recent …
The Productivity Commission (Commission) has recently released a draft report entitled Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation. The inquiry undertaken by the Commission aims to identify ‘barriers’ that are hampering ‘the ability of individual’s, firms, governments and communities to adjust to new ways of doing things in the face of climate change’. …
On 9 February 2012, the federal government announced a package of energy efficiency programs, which are aimed at driving smarter energy use in local government, business, households and communities. The programs are part of the government's Clean Energy Future package.
The programs include one that is particularly important for local government – namely, the Community Energy …
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Co-generation is the simultaneous production of electricity, heating and cooling using a single fuel source. The heat that would otherwise be wasted in the production of electricity is captured and utilised to produce steam, which is used, in turn, …
The Commonwealth Government announced the creation of a $652 million Renewable Energy Future Fund in its 12 May 2010 budget statements, as part of the expanded $5.1 billion Clean Energy Initiative.
According to the budget papers, funding will be used to provide support for the development and deployment of renewable energy projects, including wind, solar and biomass. Through partnerships …
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Energy efficiency measures provide an affordable and effective way to reduce Australia’s greenhouse emissions in the short term. In fact, McKinsey & Company estimates that 25% of the total potential for abatement of greenhouse gases are energy efficiency measures that will not only save energy users money, but will also yield a positive return (‘An Australian Cost Curve for Greenhouse …
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Cth) (NGERA) establishes a single national framework for corporations to report emissions, energy consumption and energy production. The scheme established by the NGERA (NGERS), which commenced on 1 July 2008, entails compulsory registration and annual reporting for corporations whose emissions, energy production …