Articles, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Garnaut report confirms the imprudence and great risk of the Rudd government's haste in pursuing a 2010 start date for any emissions trading scheme.
The report is saying Australia, by itself, can make no impact on global climate change; that climate change is a global problem requiring a glo... (01-Oct)
Portfolio Media Releases, Environment, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Professor Garnaut Report, Emissions Trading Scheme
Presenter: The Federal Government’s advisor on climate change, Professor Ross Garnaut brings down his final report today. Professor Garnaut is expected to propose modest climate change targets believing anything more ambitious is simply n... (30-Sep)
Portfolio Media Releases, Environment, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Professor Garnaut Report, Emissions Trading Scheme.
ALEXANDRA KIRK: The Opposition's already looking beyond Garnaut because Emissions Trading spokesman, Andrew Robb, says the Government's demoted the professor to just one input.
ANDREW ROBB: The government has relegated the Garnaut re... (30-Sep)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Garnaut Report confirms the imprudence and great risk of the Rudd Government’s haste in pursuing a 2010 start date for any emissions trading scheme.
Professor Garnaut is saying that Australia by itself can make no impact on global climate change, that climate change is a global proble... (30-Sep)
Goldstein Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme, Personal
The Hon Andrew Robb MP, Federal Member for Goldstein has welcomed his appointment as the new Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Emissions Trading Design.
“As the Opposition Leader, Mr Turnbull, has said t... (24-Sep)
Speeches, Foreign Affairs, Environment, Emissions Trading Scheme
“The decision by the Rudd Government to support the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s approval of the agreement between India and the USA, effectively condones the sale of uranium to India by other countries around the world.
“As the Coalition has been saying, the Government had no choi... (07-Aug)
Speeches, Emissions Trading Scheme
Question
Mr ROBB (2.43 p.m.)—My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House how Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions compare internationally? Are there any alternative views?
Answer
Mr DOWNER—First, I thank the honourable member for Goldstein f... (26-May)
Speeches, Emissions Trading Scheme
Response in the House of Representatives to a Matter of Public Importance raised by the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr ROBB (Goldstein) (3.40 p.m.)—Despite all the huffing and puffing on the other side of the House, and we just heard more of it from the member for Grayndler, despite the fact that t... (16-Feb)