Australian Government Media Releases

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister Martin Ferguson - Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism - Media Statement - 16-04-2009

TITLE: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - transcript 15 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/tr20090415.html
SNIPPET: Transcripts. That's why we're going to be putting the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme into the Senate - when Senators will have the opportunity to vote for reducing Australia's emissions, turning around the growth in Australia's emissions for the first time. Per capita is one measure, there are a range of others, obviously Australia does have a very high level of per capita emissions, that's one of the reasons that to turn around the growth in Australia's emissions is a very substantial challenge and why we need the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

TITLE: China and Australia: shared interests in finding a solution to climate change - speech 15 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
URL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/wong/2009/sp20090415.html
SNIPPET: Major speeches. The Chinese Government's October 2008 white paper on climate change, China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change , describes some of the environmental and economic effects of climate change in China. The only solution to climate change is a global one.

TITLE: Prime Minister of Australia - Launch of Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
PORTFOLIO: Prime Minister and Cabinet
URL: http://www.pm.gov.au/media/release/2009/media_release_0913.cfm
SNIPPET: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally launched the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute at the inaugural meeting of Institute foundation members in Canberra today. The Government of Australia. The Government of Japan.