ALP Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Shorten declares climate “emergency” as top priority for Labor
Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten has referred to climate change as an “emergency,” in his final formal pitch to voters ahead of Saturday’s federal election.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Labor accused of refashioning NAIF into gas fuelled “carbon disaster”
Federal Labor’s pledge to spend up to $1.5bn unlocking gas supply in Queensland and NT angers green groups, blurs lines between the party’s apparently climate-forward policies and those of the climate-denying Coalition.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 26, 2019

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Markets

Labor’s emissions reduction policy: Does it really add up?
Labor’s 50% renewables target is an excellent electricity transformation policy, but it’s only a one-third reduction in carbon output from today’s level.
David Leitch

Apr 4, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Labor “safeguard mechanism 2.0” likely to be short, but cheaper than EU ETS
A scaled up ALP baseline-and-credit scheme for industry is modelled to be short from day one, with domestic offsets the marginal source of emissions reductions.
Reputex

Dec 10, 2018

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Featured

Shorten attacks Coalition for energy “vandalism”, affirms 50% target
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has accused the Coalition government of policy vandalism on energy, and committed to an emissions intensity scheme that he insists will deliver Labor’s target of 50 per cent renewables in the country’s electricity system by 2030. In a landmark speech at the Bloomberg headquarters in Sydney on Thursday, Shorten said Australia should […]
Giles Parkinson

Feb 23, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Turnbull repeats incorrect global action formula, ALP needs to do more for reef
Last night’s leadership debate saw the term “climate” used almost as much as “economy” – but it wasn’t till the end that the two were connected on the costs of inaction.
John Connor

May 30, 2016

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Labor cites climate, solar and storage in budget reply, reopens door for ARENA funding
Bill Shorten says acting on climate is biggest global economic opportunity of next few decades in budget reply, as Labor recommits support for ARENA.
Sophie Vorrath

May 6, 2016

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Analyst’s corner: ALP energy policy not ideal, but it is credible
If Australia can spend $50bn building 12 submarines, it can certainly incentivise the private sector to spend a similar sum building the next generation electricity system.
David Leitch

Apr 29, 2016

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Coalition calculations on Labor RET cost all wrong, says CEC
Clean Energy Council says Coalition claim Labor RET to cost $85bn based on flawed assumptions, false economics – and ignores plunging cost of renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 7, 2015

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How much would Labor’s 50% renewables policy cost Australian households?
The ALP’s 50% renewables promise has drawn the expected response from government about rising electricity prices. But what would the impact really be?
Hugh Saddler

Jul 23, 2015

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