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Govt stands firm on green energy promise – Breaking News – National – Breaking News

Govt stands firm on green energy promise

Sydney Morning Herald October 7, 2008 The federal government has rejected calls to dump its promise to have 20 per cent of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2020………………………..federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says the RET is here to stay.

“The government’s got a commitment to introduce a renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020 and we will remain committed to it,” he told reporters in the NSW city of Queanbeyan.

“We have work underway to actually put the system in place.”…………………………..

The Australian Industry Group on Monday called for the RET to be scrapped.

Mr Ferguson, who was visiting Queanbeyan’s new Dyesol factory which manufactures parts for solar panels, was less convinced about the need for a premium feed-in tariff for renewable energy than he was about the RET…………………..

Mr Ferguson is seen in some quarters as a staunch defender of the coal industry rather than a convert to renewable energy.

His unequivocal commitment to the RET may have recast that perception a little, but the green tinge was only partial.

Dyesol managing director Gavin Tulloch says Australia’s future lay in renewable energy.

Govt stands firm on green energy promise – Breaking News – National – Breaking News

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October 8, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY