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  • Carbon Tax passes House of Reps

    October 12, 2011 - no Comments

    The House of Representatives has passed the Gillard Government’s carbon tax legislation, meaning the nation’s biggest producers of carbon emissions pay to pollute from July 1, 2012 — initially at

  • Carbon tax legislation in parliament

    September 14, 2011 - no Comments

    The Federal Government received more than 300 submissions on the draft carbon tax legislation, the first bill of which has been introduced into the Parliament. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has

  • Carbon price expected to be $23

    July 8, 2011 - no Comments

    The Gillard Government’s carbon tax will be priced at $23 per tonne, according to media reports leading up to the announcement of the details of the tax on Sunday. The

  • Carbon tax at endgame point

    July 1, 2011 - no Comments

    The Gillard Government is close to clinching a deal on a carbon tax as an alliance of industry groups prepares for a major public campaign against the package. National newspapers

  • Gail Kelly likes carbon tax, voters don’t

    March 8, 2011 - no Comments

    While Australian voters turn on the Gillard Government for its announcement of a carbon tax, the move has received the thumbs up from one of the most powerful figures in

  • Flood levy to hit green projects

    February 2, 2011 - no Comments

    Australia will cut or defer the spending of $500m for solar power and carbon capture and storage projects to help pay for flood damage in Queensland, prime minister Julia Gillard

  • Lloyds of London to fund Australian projects

    January 24, 2011 - no Comments

    Lloyds Banking Group said it plans to finance Australian renewable energy projects, targeting ventures competing for funds from the government’s $1.5bn solar flagships program. The scheme aims to support the

  • Renewables booming – though not in Australia

    January 11, 2011 - no Comments

    Global investment in low-carbon energy surged to a record USD 243bn last year, boosted by a 30 per cent spending increase in China and a burst in small-scale solar-power installations.

  • New South Wales approves first large scale solar farm

    January 11, 2011 - no Comments

    New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, today approved the construction of a $300m solar farm to be built by Infigen and Suntech as part of a new joint venture.

  • Energy firms threaten government on clean coal plans

    January 4, 2011 - no Comments

    Power generators in Australia are threatening to delay government plans to mandate clean power stations by arguing that the new rules could apply to expansions of old power stations. Prime