Australia’s renewable industries already employ 8000-10,000 and turn over $2 billion. They deserve proper support, to help cut energy costs, employ Australians and reduce emissions.
Renewables Australia
Budget 09: fossil fuels exit-strategy mark one
Australians would be alarmed to know that their taxes go to multinational oil, gas and coal corporations but the budget papers do not contain any details, or Ministerial Statements explaining these.
Climate spending won’t restore Rudd’s climate credibility
The downside of the Clean Energy Initiative – and the Rudd Government’s climate policy more generally – is the weighting given to coal interests, writes Andrew Macintosh.
