Australian Youth Climate Commission leads push for Port Augusta Solar Energy
Port Augusta supporters walk to Adelaide to show support for 
solar power plant http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/port-augusta-supporters-walk-to-adelaide-to-show-support-for-solar-power-plant/story-e6frea6u-1226484783475 IT is solar energy’s time to shine in Port Augusta, say 80 people who walked from the Spencer Gulf town to Adelaide yesterday. There they joined about 300 other solar supporters to rally at Parliament House.
The drizzle did not put a dampener on the rally, where Australian Youth Climate Commission national director Ellen Sandell said the walk was a message to State and Federal governments to support converting Port Augusta’s coal-fired power stations to solar-thermal energy.
“It’s better for the jobs, better for the health and better for the climate,” Ms Sandell said. Continue reading
Australia’s renewable energy policy an inspiration for America
What America Can Learn from Australia’s New Clean Energy Future Package http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/09/29/929441/what-america-can-learn-from-australias-new-clean-energy-future-package/ Sep 29, 2012 by Jennifer Morgan, via WRI Insights Australia, one of world’s most carbon-intensive countries, recently began implementing a comprehensive national policy to address climate change and transition to a clean-energy economy. Yesterday, WRI had the pleasure of hosting Mark Dreyfus , Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, who outlined his country’s plans to a group of business, congressional, and NGO representatives.
One point that came through at the event is that Australia’s recent energy and climate choices can be very instructive to the United States. This post provides a quick look at Australia’s new policy and explores how it can inform and inspire U.S. efforts to move toward a low-carbon future.
Why Did Australia Adopt a National Climate and Energy Policy? Continue reading
Ross Garnaut makes a strong case for Australia to keep Renewable Energy Target
RET better than carbon pricing, Garnaut tells review http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/ret-better-than-carbon-pricing-garnaut-tells-review/story-fn59niix-1226483794496 BY: BRENDAN NICHOLSON From: The Australian September 29, 2012 THE federal government’s former climate change adviser, economist Ross Garnaut, has made a strong case for retention of the Renewable Energy Target in a submission to the Climate Change Authority’s review of the RET scheme. Continue reading
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