20 July 2010

Federal Election - ACF Policy announced

The Australian Conservation Foundation have issued a policy statement for the forthcoming Federal election.

Key points include:

  • Increasing the Renewal Energy Target to 40% (the RET was extremely successful under the Howard government but the target was not re-set to a higher limit),
  • Energy Efficiency for households and business, and
  • A population policy (all the gains in energy efficiency can be undone with a rapidly growing population).

Read more at:

http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/National_Agenda_for_a_Sustainable_Australia_2010.pdf?eid=7215801