Renewable Energy

The Rudd Government must act decisively to save the jobs of the 200
highly skilled solar cell manufacturers that will be lost with the
closure of BP Solar's plant in Sydney, the Australian Greens said today.

"Prime Minister Rudd faces a defining moment today in convincing
Australians that he cares about climate change and the green jobs

Senator Scott Ludlam, the Australian Greens spokesperson on nuclear
issues is calling on the government to provide a policy briefing for
senior official, Ziggy Switkowski, who keeps forgetting that the Rudd
government has ruled out nuclear power in Australia.  

Dr Switkowski is Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and

The Greens today called on the Rudd Government to fund each major renewable energy technology by at least as much as it is funding coal, in response to the announcement of yet another $100 million allocation to the most polluting energy source.

Rudd must lead globe towards strict targets

The weak targets advocated in the supplementary report from the Garnaut review released today are based on outdated science, risk catastrophic climate change and will undermine global negotiations towards an effective climate treaty,  Australian Greens Senators Bob Brown and Christine Milne said today.

Professor Garnaut must tomorrow recommend stringent 2020 greenhouse gas reductions targets to avoid catastrophic climate change, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said today.

Senator Milne said "The globe is poised on the edge of a number of climate change tipping points any one of which could send us into runaway heating.

Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne welcomed the Western Australian Government's announcement today of a 'gross' renewable energy feed-in law for residential solar roof-top systems as a great first step.

The Rudd Government must ignore the short-sighted agenda of Australia's big polluters and stick to its commitment to lift the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said today.

The Australian Greens today backed calls to maintain the mandatory renewable energy target and reject the reported advice of the Wilkins Review and the Productivity Commission to scrap the scheme.

“A solar hot water system on every roof, good building insulation and photo-voltaic solar panels that feed energy into the national grid”, are key policies for The Greens in the forthcoming Lyne-election according to Greens candidate Susie Russell.

The Rudd Government's unambitious renewable energy target is still too important to be delayed for another
12 months, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said today.