Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 and a related bill [Provisions]

12 August 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-139-0

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of Committee	(PDF 14KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction and conduct of the inquiry	(PDF 36KB)
Conduct of the inquiry The two bills Background How the scheme works Structure of the report
Chapter 2 - Structure of the renewable energy target	(PDF 283KB)
Targets under the Australian RET Renewable energy targets in other countries Shortfall charge Is the target too low or too high? Coverage of the RET Solar credits
Chapter 3 - Employment Impacts and Costs of Delay	(PDF 43KB)
Employment Impacts Real wage impacts Costs of delaying the RET legislation Business Certainty Arguments for the RET other than climate change Committee view
Chapter 4 - The renewable energy target as a complement to emissions trading	(PDF 103KB)
The RET and an ETS The RET as an industry development measure Encouraging diversity of renewable energies The Spanish experience
Chapter 5 - Modelling the impact of the RET	(PDF 33KB)
Comparing the RET and the CPRS Impact on electricity prices Impact of exemptions Impact on investment and GDP
Chapter 6 - Assistance for electricity users	(PDF 40KB)
Aluminium industry Assistance for other organisations Linkage between CPRS and RET assistance
Additional comments by Coalition Senators	(PDF 370KB)
Background Decoupling and assistance for trade-exposed industry Design features of the renewable energy target Costs and employment Conclusion
Minority report by Senator Xenophon	(PDF 25KB)
Introduction Specific provisions of the bill Review of cost effectiveness of RET measures Recommendations
Minority Report from the Australian Greens	(PDF 40KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions Received	(PDF 32KB)
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 9KB)

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Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3540
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5719
Email:	economics.sen@aph.gov.au