Resource Topic: Federal energy policy
Energy Policy Fact or Fantasy with Dr Dylan McConnell August 21 Agenda with links
21/08/2024Future Gas Strategy
29/06/2024Nov 23 – Submission in response to the Future Gas Strategy consultation paper Key messages Our federal, state and territory work together and develop some policies that will lead to emissions reductions that will support the achievement of climate targets including a plan for Australia to transition off gas. Australia stops approving any new coal or gas […]
Community Engagement Review
29/06/2024Oct 23 – Submission to the ‘Community Engagement Review’ regarding renewable energy infrastructure and planning, developing and operating energy infrastructure to benefit communities, landowners and First Nations peoples Key messages De-carbonisation of the electricity grid can ill-afford delays. Timing for new Transmission is currently not properly weighted in the AEMO Multi-criteria Assessments (MAC’s). Consider alternatives when contemplating […]
Residential Electrification
29/06/2024Sep 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.
Fuel Efficiency Standards
29/06/2024May 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 […]
Safeguard mechanism
29/06/2024Feb 23 – Submission on Safeguard mechanism Key messages Submission on the basis that, firstly our total opposition to new gas and coal be noted, secondly, that the Safeguard Mechanism (SM) legislation be written in such a way that new gas and coal cannot impact the existing non-gas, non-coal entities. And thirdly, that the gas and coal […]
Macroeconomics with Richard Denniss June 19 Agenda with links
16/06/2024Race to Zero with Simon Holmes à Court February 2024
21/02/2024Carbon Credits Agenda with links – July 2022
25/07/2022Frydenberg Climate Newsletter
21/03/2022An example of LNP climate newsletter letterboxed in Kooyong during the 2022 Federal election campaign
Climate Spin Brochure
21/03/2022Superpower 2022 with Simon Holmes à Court slideset
23/02/2022Agenda – Going it Alone! What States can do on climate with Minister D’Ambrosio – October 20
19/10/2021Going 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.
Senate Inquiry into oil and gas exploration and production in the Betaloo Basin
9/07/2021Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry into oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin
Inquiry by the Senate Select Committee on Covid-19
16/06/2020A submission by Lighter Footprints to the Senate Select Committee on Covid-19 on the 28th May 2020.
Lighter Footprints submission to the Inquiry by the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19Bioenergy Roadmap 10 June 2020
11/06/2020A submission by Lighter Footprints to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency made 10 June 2020 regarding the role the bioenergy sector can play in accelerating Australia’s energy transition. We support the intention behind these consultations in that we recognise the need to investigate all possibilities that can contribute to Australia reducing its carbon emissions to […]
All LFP submissions to government inquiries & reviews from July 2018 to July 2019
1/07/2019This booklet contains submissions that Lighter Footprints has made to reviews and inquiries by Governments at the Federal, State and local levels from July 2018 to July 2019.
Senate Environment and Communications Legislative Committee – Inquiry into the Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018
1/12/2018Thank you to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for the opportunity to contribute to your examination of the proposed bill by Senator Larissa Waters which is intended to prohibit constitutional corporations within the meaning of section 51 (xx) of the Constitution from mining for thermal coal within the Galilee Basin in Queensland.
The National Energy Guarantee – Draft Design Consultation Paper
1/07/2018Submission on the Draft Design Consultation Paper: The National Energy Guarantee that the Energy Security Board released on 15 February 2018. The Consultation Paper is designed to gather feedback that will used in preparing a draft, high level design paper for distribution to all energy ministers in mid April.
Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee – The Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) Bill 2017
1/07/2017Thank you to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for the opportunity to contribute to your examination of the proposed bill by Senator Larissa Waters which is intended to make amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Retirement of Coal Fired Power Stations
1/11/2016Submission to the inquiry by the Environment and Communications References Committee into the retirement of coal fired power stations. This report outlines the case for closure of Australia’s Eastern States coal fired power stations and presents a view of what a coordinated and comprehensive policy framework would be. The various available technologies that can be […]