MARK DREYFUS MP

The climate change Land Sector Working Group met today to discuss the opportunities that a carbon price would provide to farmers and landholders in rural and regional Australia.

The Gillard Government has established a working group of community sector leaders to help advise the Government on a generous assistance package for Australian households, under a carbon pricing mechanism.

The Gillard Government today announced the members of the Land Sector Working Group to examine the benefits and opportunities for the land sector under a carbon price.

Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, will meet Energy Minister Peter Collier in Perth today to discuss how both levels of government can help households in Western Australia save money on their energy bills.

Lights at Government sites around Australia will be turned off tonight as part of Earth Hour, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, said today.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, today welcomed news that iconic Australian businesses, Qantas and Jetstar, are now certified to offer carbon neutral flights.

Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change Mark Dreyfus says he's pleased that the Greens have announced their support for energy efficiency, including energy performance standards for appliances.

In an extensive joint-agency investigation between the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Australian Federal Police (AFP), 35 search warrants were yesterday executed across three states, targeting alleged fraudulent activity under the Australian Governments now-closed Home Insulation Program (HIP).

The Government today announced that it would not be proceeding with Rounds 1 and 2 of the Green Start program. The program was to provide energy assessments to assist households to become sustainable through information and advice.

Schools around Australia would be able to become more energy efficient following the allocation of $51 million in Federal Government grants announced by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, and the Parliamentary Secretary, Mark Dreyfus.