Independent modelling of proposed fuel efficiency standards suggests the average new car price would rise by as little as 1 per cent.
An internal briefing document suggests that the car lobby is exaggerating how much the cost of new cars will go up under the government’s emissions scheme.
Chris Bowen is hitting back at “conflicting” car industry claims that his new pollution reduction scheme will force car prices to rise.
The Nationals may well disrupt the drive to renewable energy,but they could damage the Coalition’s re-election prospects in the process.
This week’s “Rally Against Reckless Renewables” in Canberra has done little more than kick off Climate Wars 2.0.
Labor has announced its long-awaited fuel efficiency standard to reduce greenhouse pollution from cars. The Coalition claims it could “drive utes off the road”.
The Albanese government has promised to address complaints about clean energy projects “running roughshod” over communities.
Record amounts of renewable energy are driving coal from the power grid,cutting emissions and electricity costs.
More than other renewables,wind projects and the transmission lines needed to carry their power impose themselves on the landscape.
The climate change minister wants all levels of government to speed up planning decisions,but would not comment on Tanya Plibersek’s veto of Victoria’s planned wind-farm port.
Victoria’s climate minister Lily D’Ambrosio says the federal government rejected her pitch to join forces to develop a critical wind turbine facility.