Nuclear energy submission
17/11/2024A submission by Lighter Footprints to the House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy made 15 November 2024.
A submission by Lighter Footprints to the House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy made 15 November 2024.
David Coote has developed the questionnaire below after working for some time with residential clients electrifying their houses. Answering these questions can help people focus on what they want from their house energy systems. Considering the following questions before contacting a home energy/comfort assessor or energy advisor may help achieve a positive outcome.
Lighter Footprints supports the proposed minimum standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses and encourages the State Government to help low-income home owners to improve the thermal efficiency of their homes. Lighter Footprints also encourages the State Government to talk to the Federal Government about linking tax incentives for landlords to the condition of rental […]
Dec 23 – Response to the ESC’s draft Gas System Code of Practice Key messages Support for making new gas customers pay for the full cost of connection. Provision of information and reporting requirements to better inform the transition. Allowing customers to leave the network if they do not want hydrogen in their homes. The […]
Sep 23 – Federal submission on Residential Electrification to the Senate Economics Reference Committee Key messages There is no time to waste. Don’t let perfection be the enemy of progress. Residential electrification / efficiency can be accelerated by action at Federal, State, Local Governments and community groups.
May 23 – Submission to the Federal Department of Infrastructure, transport and vehicle Key messages FES needs to be applied to all new vehicles, with light vehicles (GVM of 3.5t and lower – MA, NA, MC) ASAP and trucks, buses, and heavier vehicles to follow, FES should be the mechanism of the initial transition, ahead of bringing […]
Submission to Vic Govt for “Victoria’s Offshore Wind Policy Directions Paper”: LINK:>> LF submission – offshore wind policy 28th Jun 2022 The Victorian Government has recently committed to a 2032 offshore wind target for Victoria of at least 2GW, aiming for first power by 2028. It has also set targets to reach 4GW of offshore […]
Going it Alone! What States can do on climate with Minister D’Ambrosio – October 20th, Agenda and Next Steps You can watch the Minister’s presentation and Q&A again on our YouTube channel, follow the tweet string here for notes and links, and look at areas for State action in our blog here.
States Going it Alone – What States can do – Agenda and next steps October 2021
Agenda with links for Learn more about Boroondara’s Climate Action Plan. You can also view the meeting again on our You Tube channel, and check out our tweet string here.
“all Australian federal political parties should be pursuing a science-based target of 75% pollution reduction by 2030, with a just and fair national plan to rapidly slash climate pollution across our economy this decade” from this joint statement from civil society organisations via climate peak body Climate Action Network Australia of which Lighter Footprints is […]
Presenters’ Slides: Community Battery Event, June 30th 2021 with Greg Hannan, Head of Network Solutions, Citipower/United energy Chris Wallin, Community Battery Project Manager, Yarra Energy Foundation Check out our Community Battery information page with links to many resources. You Tube video with directory and chapter points. Image Album