Inquiry into the Renewable Energy Amendment Bill 2008

Report: Inquiry into the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008
submitters argued that a FIT would ensure the growth of Australia's renewable energy generation capacity generally, and photovoltaic capacity in particular. This was often linked to a desire to see greenhouse gas emissions reduced.6 The World Future Council described FITs as 'the most effective tool for accelerating the rapid, low-cost, technologically-diverse deployment of renewable energy'.7 2.5 Some saw the role of