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Carbon Capture and Storage won’t save coal & is a waste of money and a waste of time: Bandt
Carbon Capture and Storage won’t save coal & is a waste of money and a waste of time: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed suggestions that taxpayer funds from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should be used to fund Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)....
Statement from Adam Bandt
STATEMENT FROM ADAM BANDT: On Wednesday, I made statements about Senator Jim Molan on Sky TV in relation to his service in Iraq. I wish to publicly say that I was wrong to make such accusations and inferences against Senator Molan. I sincerely apologise and express my regret to Senator...
Greens introduce bill for 10 days of paid family and domestic violence
Greens introduce bill for 10 days of paid family and domestic violence Greens employment spokesperson Adam Bandt MP, today introduced a bill to legislate for 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave for every employee in Australia. “Today I was proud to introduce this bill which will...
Everyone agrees the NEM is broken: Bandt statement on inquiry into modernising Australia’s electricity grid
Everyone agrees the NEM is broken: Bandt statement on inquiry into modernising Australia’s electricity grid Greens climate change and energy spokesperson and Member of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy’s inquiry into modernising the electricity grid, Adam Bandt MP, said that the consensus report released...
Power to the people
Power to the people: towards a publicly owned electricity grid The Greens will seek to return the national electricity grid into public hands, starting with the vital interconnectors between regions. The policy will help bring down electricity prices and help cut pollution by ensuring better planning and investment to underpin...
Innovation and Science statement dead in the water under an anti-science government: Bandt
Innovation and Science statement dead in the water under an anti-science government: Bandt Greens spokesperson for Science, Research & Innovation, Adam Bandt MP, today applauded the ambitious plan released by Innovation and Science Australia but said that trying to foster innovation under an anti-science, anti-education government is like politely asking...
Climate policy travesty as pollution continues to rise
Climate policy travesty as pollution continues to rise Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed the government’s climate review, released today, as a piece of propaganda designed to justify the government’s failed policies. The data and the policy review released today reveal: Australia’s overall annual emissions...
RET cutting power bills, but ALP + Libs cutting RET: Bandt
RET cutting power bills, but ALP + Libs cutting RET: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that the AEMC’s 2017 Residential Electricity Price Trends report shows that new renewable energy generation – driven by the Renewable Energy Target (RET) – is expected to be...
Bandt supports Webb Dock community protest
Bandt supports Webb Dock community protest Greens’ employment spokesperson, Adam Bandt, today offered support to the community protest at Webb Dock and said it highlighted that Australia’s labour laws were broken. “Australia is fast becoming a place where companies can use the full force of the law to avoid bargaining...
Sick and disturbing that emissions continue to rise: Bandt
Sick and disturbing that emissions continue to rise: Bandt In response to reports that Australia’s emissions over the past year are rising, with projections that our transport emissions could be the highest on record, Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today expressed his fury at the government’s...