Australian Government Media Announcements

TITLE: Sustainable Industry Research Centre Energy Efficient Homes plan Grace Garrett Kimberley strategic assessment Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - Transcript 17 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the ArtsURL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/tr20090417.html
SNIPPET: You are here: &raquo Transcripts. It is terrific to be here at the University of [South Australia] to announce the launch of this important Sustainable Industry Research Centre and to hear particularly from the industry itself the impact the Government's policies are having on building a successful and vibrant solar industry in Australia and also the potential for increasing employment and increasing deployment of solar, not only here in South Australia, but right around the country. We'd like to see up to 300,000 households through the Energy Efficient Homes plan take up solar hot water.

TITLE: Media release from Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio
PORTFOLIO: Resources, Energy and Tourism
URL:http://minister.ret.gov.au/thehonmartinfergusonmp/pages/ministerthanksattendeesforpositiveinauguralglobalcarboncapturestorageinstitutemeeting.aspx
SNIPPET: The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP. The International Energy Agency forecasts that world energy demand will increase by 45% between 2006 and 2030 and despite the rising importance of renewable energy, fossil fuel use, especially coal, will continue to grow throughout this period. They are in fact complementary responses to the challenge we face.

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