15 July 2011
Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus visited the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre today as he outlined the assistance householders would receive under the Clean Energy Future packaged announced by the Gillard Government.
15 July 2011
Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus toured the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment today as he outlined the renewable energy measures announced in the Clean Energy Future package.
10 July 2011
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Joe Ludwig and the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus today announced measures to help the farm, land and food sectors play their part in Australia's move to a clean energy future.
30 June 2011
Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has welcomed the launch of the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action (ATSEA) research expedition in Darwin.
27 June 2011
Landholders may be able to earn carbon credits for permanent plantings of native trees on their land under the Governments Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).
16 June 2011
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, welcomed the passage of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 through the House of Representatives today, describing it as a win for farmers, a win for Indigenous Australia and a win for the environment.
15 June 2011
It's time for Liberal MPs to show some backbone, stand up to the ill-informed stance of the Nationals and support legislation giving farmers and landholders access to carbon markets worth millions of dollars a year for regional and rural Australia.
07 June 2011
25 May 2011
Indigenous land managers across remote regions of the north of Australia may be able to earn carbon credits for improving fire management under the Government's Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).
25 May 2011
The Opposition's climate spokesman, Greg Hunt, today moved to delay the Government's plans to credit farmers actions to reduce carbon pollution.
