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Media Releases Archive 2009

Australia must not miss out on the massive biosequestration opportunity to tackle climate change
19 November 2009
The opportunity for Australia to remove 150 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the atmosphere will be lost if the Government does not include agricultural and biological sequestration offsets in the emissions trading scheme (CPRS).

Fears investment in clean energy to stall
14 August 2009
Australia will lose $28 billion in clean energy investments unless the Federal Government rescues a renewable energy Bill from the wreckage of its failed emissions trading scheme, green business groups say.

Refocus CPRS to deliver commercial solutions says EBA
13 August 2009
Following today's voting down of the CPRS, EBA is calling on the Government to now decouple the Renewable Energy Target from the CPRS and immediately represent it to the Senate.

Build new value and resilience into the economy
10 August 2009
The challenge of climate change is immense. Combined with other converging economic and security issues, such as peak oil, the problems can appear overwhelming. But this is exactly why now is the time that Australia should be recognising, championing and investing in the value that post-carbon economies offer.


Carbon Market Expo Australasia 2009
24 July 2009
EBA will host the Carbon Market Expo at the Gold Coast Convention Centre from 26 to 28 October. The Expo is co-hosted by the Asia Pacific Emissions Trading Forum, with foundation support from the Queensland Government and the Gold Coast City Council. Timed to follow the Australian Parliament's consideration of pending emissions trading legislation, and to precede the Copenhagen UN conference in December, the program is currently being finalised.

Earlybird delegate and exhibitor registrations are open until 31 July and interested sponsors, to join Macquarie Bank and Baker & McKenzie, are encouraged to contact EBA as soon as possible.

See www.carbonexpo.com.au where the sponsorship prospectus is available.

Opportunities beyond carbon
2 July 2009
Attend the book launch seminar at Tusculum House, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point, Sydney, on Friday 10 July, to hear some of the 28 authors tell their stories of the opportunities they see for communities, business, investors, nations and the world.

Greenlight attracts REEEP funding for Pacific energy efficiency project
3 June 2009
EBA member Greenlight Technology Group is one of the Australian companies whose innovative idea has been chosen for support from the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership in the Pacific region. It was announced that four organisations have been selected and three additional waitlisted to receive the $1.5 million on offer for innovative climate change projects in the Pacific. www.gltg.com.au

Climate Change Secretary Combet addresses EBA Forum
9 May 2009
Addressing the EBA Energy Productivity Forum in Sydney on 29 April, Greg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, said that the Government initiatives, combined with the private sector investment they will generate, will result in tens of billions of dollars worth of investment. He outlined to environmental business leaders the Government's significant program of initiatives to promote energy efficiency and investment in low carbon and renewable energy. "The Government has invested over $8.4 billion in a range of programs to increase energy efficiency and to research, develop, commercialise and deploy low carbon and renewable sources of energy production," said Mr Combet.

Strong climate action vital for a vibrant economy
5 March 2009
Build new markets, new industries, new jobs - that's the way to tackle climate change. And now is the time to invest in creating hundreds of thousands of high quality 'carbon-light' jobs says Environment Business Australia. Imagine Australia being a regional 'hub' for minerals processing and manufacturing and having 100% of electricity from renewable energy by 2030. We can do that with 'mega clean energy parks' run on solar thermal, geothermal, marine and wind energy.

New markets, new industries, new jobs
2 March 2009
Environment Business Australia completely disagrees with the call to delay the start of emissions trading. EBA highlights the potential for massive jobs growth in a Global Green New Deal. Making the economy smarter and more efficient backed up with a new governance structure for markets - replace short-termism and eliminate the collateral damage of waste, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Now is the time to invest in the green industrial revolution
3 February 2009
Australia could create millions of new jobs by embracing a Global Green New Deal fast-tracking energy efficiency and renewable energy infrastructure. Today's stimulus package is a big step in the right direction for reductions to greenhouse emissions, to create jobs and set the tone for a clean energy future for the country.

New EBA secretariat office in Sydney
12 January 2009
EBA has moved its national secretariat office from Canberra to Sydney. EBA's contact details have changed.


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