Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme.
PRESENTER: So far the Opposition is sticking with its election policy to shield some of the country's biggest polluters from any cost.
ANDREW ROBB: Free allocations of permits up to world's best practice, if they haven't got the best technology ... (10-Mar)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Coalition and the Greens have agreed on a Senate Select Committee on climate change which will examine the government’s flawed emission trading scheme and closely examine other approaches.
This inquiry would be co-sponsored with the Greens and would comprise a Coalition Chair and Greens Deput... (10-Mar)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Coalition will carefully consider the Government’s draft legislation for an Emissions Trading Scheme released today.
“We will be carefully examining the Government’s draft legislation to see what impact it has on jobs and what impact it has on reducing CO2 emissions,” said the Shadow Minister... (10-Mar)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme
SABRA LANE: The Coalition will wait until the Senate inquiry outcome before deciding if it will pass or block the scheme. The Opposition’s emissions trading scheme spokesman, Andrew Robb.
ANDREW ROBB: No one that I know, on either the side of the... (10-Mar)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Kevin Rudd and the Labor Party are all over the place when it comes to emissions trading.
Clearly the Prime Minister revealed more then he meant to when he spoke of delaying the start of the emissions trading scheme but this is consistent with the private conversations we know he is havin... (05-Mar)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
The Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme has suffered a further blow with the decision by the National Executive of the Australian Industry Group to oppose the Government’s preferred 2010 start date.
Today’s announcement (attached) that the National Executive of the Australian Industry G... (26-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Emissions Trading
TONY JONES: Joining me now in our Parliament House studio is Andrew Robb, the Opposition spokesman on Emissions Trading. Thanks for being there.
ANDREW ROBB: Pleasure, Tony. Great to see you.
TONY JONES: Is it my imagination or are you getting greener by the day?
... (23-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
FRAN KELLY: The Opposition is now promising a more ambitious and more effective climate change policy than the Government’s and in an attempt to stay on the front foot the Opposition will ask the Senate to conduct an inquiry into alternatives to an Emissions Trading Scheme. This is the inqui... (23-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
DAVID SPEERS: So where does this all leave the Liberals after a week of wrangling and also after some questions over its position on climate change this week. I spoke a short while ago to the Shadow Minister for Emissions Trading, Andrew Robb.
Andrew Robb, welcome to the program. How wou... (20-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases, Emissions Trading Scheme
TONY EASTLEY: Momentum is building for the Federal Government to rethink its emissions trading scheme.
The Greens leader Senator Bob Brown says the present plan is flawed, arguing it rewards big polluters.
A group of Australian economists agree but they want the Government to consider... (19-Feb)