Australian Government Announcements

TITLE: Media release from Resources, Energy and Tourism PortfolioPORTFOLIO: Resources, Energy and TourismURL: http://minister.ret.gov.au/thehonmartinfergusonmp/pages/greenhousegasacreagereleaseaworldfirst.aspx
SNIPPET: The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP. Minister Ferguson: The first ever release of exploration areas for greenhouse gas storage sites forms an important part of the Government's commitment to reducing Australia's carbon emissions while maintaining economic growth. The release of 10 offshore areas for assessment of their commercially viable greenhouse gas storage formations provides industry with the opportunity to plan for CCS businesses in Australia as industrial CO2 streams become available for storage through the deployment of capture technologies over time.

TITLE: Climate change, global financial crisis, international negotiations on climate change, carbon pollution reduction scheme - transcript 27 March 2009PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the ArtsURL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/tr20090327.html
SNIPPET: You are here: &raquo Transcripts. The President has appointed very key people to key climate change positions early on in his administration and there is a lot of work being done to consider the way forward in terms of what legislation Congress might consider when it comes to reducing carbon emissions and a lot of work being done also to consider the US position in the lead-up and at Copenhagen at the end of this year. How much of a stretch is it for the Obama Administration - to be balancing so much all at once? And do you feel that climate change is still getting the attention that you want it to have given that American jobs are so much centred on quite carbon polluting industries - considering, for example, the motor vehicle industry

Greenhouse gas acreage a world first
Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism - Media Statement - 27-03-2009
Senate Economics Committee InquiryCarbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 and associated legislation. http://www.minerals.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/33624/CC_ECON_CTEE_PostWhitePaper_Briefing.pdf