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CEFC could deliver half Australia’s CO2 cuts, and make money
The under-siege CEFC says it could achieve half of Australia’s emissions reductions out to 2020, at no cost to the taxpayer – and still return money to the struggling Federal Budget. So will ideology and sloganeering triumph over smart policy? -
Tony Abbott may need CEFC to save Direct Action
Tony Abbott faces a near impossible task tailoring Direct Action to meet current and future emission reduction targets. The CEFC could deliver abatement at negative cost to the government, and help solve its problems about what to do with ageing coal assets. -
Renewables fear the worst as Tony Abbott targets clean energy
The clean energy industry plans a crisis meeting to discuss the future of renewables in as Tony Abbott leads the polls and calls on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to cease work immediately. A dilution of the renewable energy target would make Australia unique in the world, and there is disagreement on whether concessions should be made. -
Will Rudd get to axe the tax before Abbott?
Good luck guessing what the melt-down in Canberra means for climate and renewable energy policies. But one positive spin is that we are half way to the election everyone wanted. Expect an accelerated passage to an ETS, CEFC investments to depend on election timing, and a plea for Rudd to stop saying ‘we’re cooking with gas.’ -
Five ways Abbott could kill renewables in Australia
The Coalition is full of ill-informed anti-renewable energy rhetoric, and there is huge pressure – from outside forces and within its own ranks – to take action to curb its expansion. So what are the ways that Tony Abbott’s team could effectively kill the development of renewables in Australia?
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