IPCC confirms: bright future for renewables depends on good policy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report on renewable energy confirms that we can power the planet without pollution within decades, but only if the right policies are put in place, the Australian Greens said today.
Renewable energy funding – some time next decade
Funding for renewable energy has been cut by over $500 million over four years, re-badged once again and pushed back to as far as 2024 in a budget focussed once again on coal, the Australian Greens said today.
Milne tells Clean Energy Conference: Pollution price not enough to drive renewables
Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne, will today tell a national clean energy industry conference that the Greens are pushing for direct support for the renewable energy industry beyond a price on pollution, with policies that will drive down costs over time and speed up the creation of new jobs through economic transformation.
Kicking the renewables sector while it's down: 20% undermined, no certainty for solar
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.
Greens do heavy lifting for Govt on Renewable Energy Target
The Australian Greens will introduce a Bill into the Senate to fulfil one of the Rudd Government's key unmet election promises on climate change: lifting the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET).
Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, has given notice that tomorrow morning she will introduce a Bill to amend the legislation that establishes the MRET, removing the old target and replacing it with the Government's promised targets.
"How long do Prime Minister Rudd and Senator Wong think they can dine out on a promise of lifting the renewable energy target without actually doing so?" Senator Milne asked.
Bartlett could turn from renewable energy laggard to leader at COAG
Tasmania's Premier has been urged to stand up for a strong renewable energy scheme at this weekend's COAG meeting.
Will Rudd act to save solar jobs?
The Rudd Government must act decisively to save the jobs of the 200 highly skilled solar cell manufacturers that will be lost with the closure of BP Solar's plant in Sydney, the Australian Greens said today. "Prime Minister Rudd faces a defining moment today in convincing Australians that he cares about climate change and the green jobs
Why radiate when you can shine? - Greens reject nuclear solution
Senator Scott Ludlam, the Australian Greens spokesperson on nuclear issues is calling on the government to provide a policy briefing for senior official, Ziggy Switkowski, who keeps forgetting that the Rudd government has ruled out nuclear power in Australia. Dr Switkowski is Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and
Rudd keeping coal on life support. Why won't he breathe life into solar?
The Greens today called on the Rudd Government to fund each major renewable energy technology by at least as much as it is funding coal, in response to the announcement of yet another $100 million allocation to the most polluting energy source.
Garnaut's weak targets recipe for catastrophic climate change - Greens
Rudd must lead globe towards strict targets
The weak targets advocated in the supplementary report from the Garnaut review released today are based on outdated science, risk catastrophic climate change and will undermine global negotiations towards an effective climate treaty, Australian Greens Senators Bob Brown and Christine Milne said today.