E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative ROSS GREENWOOD: Greg Hunt’s on the line. Many thanks for your time, Greg. GREG HUNT: G’day Ross. ROSS GREENWOOD: So, in regards to the Direct Action plan – what you have agreed today with Clive Palmer, does that mean that an Emissions Trading Scheme and a carbon tax in…
E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative LEIGH SALES: With me now live from Canberra is the Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Thank you for joining us. GREG HUNT: Good evening, Leigh. LEIGH SALES: Mr Hunt, the deal that you’ve struck with Clive Palmer includes a review of Emissions Trading Schemes in other countries, yet you said…
E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative CHRIS UHLMANN: Greg Hunt is the Environment Minister. Good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Chris. CHRIS UHLMANN: Greg Hunt how will your Direct Action plan get Australia to its target of reducing emissions by five per cent by 2020 compared with 2000 levels? GREG HUNT: There are two parts…
E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative PATRICK CONDREN: Greg Hunt, the Environment Minister joins us. Minister Hunt good morning, thanks for your time this morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Patrick. PATRICK CONDREN: Can you explain exactly what’s happening? GREG HUNT: Exactly. The first thing is that we have abolished the carbon tax. We did that…
E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative KIERAN GILBERT: Live from Canberra I’m joined by the Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, thanks for your time. GREG HUNT: Good morning Kieran. KIERAN GILBERT: So if the Bernie Fraser report comes back in 18 months. Is there any circumstance under which the Coalition Government would agree to…
E&OE…. Topics: Carbon Farming Initiative TOM ELLIOTT: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister. He joins us now. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: So what was the guts of the deal you did yesterday with Clive Palmer, because he’s previously described your Direct Action plan as a…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON MATTHEW GROOM, TASMANIAN MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT The Tasmanian and Federal Governments have now created a One-Stop Shop for environmental assessments in Tasmania, with Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Tasmanian Environment Minister Matthew Groom signing a new assessment bilateral agreement. Reducing the regulatory burden on business by streamlining the…
A new assessment bilateral agreement that removes duplication and provides a single process for environmental assessments in Victoria has been signed by the Commonwealth and Victorian governments. Duplication of federal, state or territory and local planning processes adds complexity and cost to environmental approvals across the country. The agreement reduces the regulatory burden on business,…
On 26 October 1981 the Great Barrier Reef was placed on the World Heritage List for its outstanding universal value to the world. Thirty three years later we are working harder than ever before to ensure the reef retains the values for which it was first listed. The Great Barrier Reef was the first coral…
E&OE…. Topics: WA withdrawal of shark mitigation strategy PAUL MURRAY: So this has been an interesting negotiation with the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt and he joins us now. Afternoon Greg. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Paul. PAUL MURRAY: Greg, was your Department close to making a decision on WA’s application to have drum…