E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Summit, entitlements, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, renewable energy, climate change RAFAEL EPSTEIN: The Environment Minister Greg Hunt joins us, he's been at the zoo at another function, he joins us on the line. Greg Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Raf, I've literally just stepped off stage so I…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Summit, National Threatened Species Strategy, Shenhua Watermark mine approval PATRICIA KARVELAS: Today the Environment Minister Greg Hunt launched a new strategy for protecting threatened species. $6.5 million dollars will be used to protect 20 mammals, 20 birds and a range of plants. That includes the orange-bellied parrot, the numbat, and the…
E&OE…. Topics: National Clean Air Champions, Labor’s plan to bring back the carbon tax GREG HUNT: I'm delighted to be here today with John and Helen Taylor and to announce that they will be National Clean Air Champions. That means they are part of the National Clean Air Agreement. We are working with the States…
E&OE…. Topics: Labor’s plans to bring back the carbon tax, Shenhua Watermark mine decision ROSS GREENWOOD: The Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt has been listening on the line. Hello Greg, how are you? GREG HUNT: Well thank you and good evening, Ross. ROSS GREENWOOD: So therefore, is there going to be, if there were a…
E&OE…. Topics: ABC’s Q&A, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Great Barrier Reef MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt is the Federal Environment Minister, he joins us on a semi-regular basis. You won’t hear him on Q&A for the time being, but every now and then on this programme and gee we’ve got a bit to talk about this…
E&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Renewable Energy Target, Shenhua Watermark mine approval JUSTIN SMITH: Greg Hunt the Federal Environment Minister is good enough to give me some time. Hi Minister. GREG HUNT: G'day, how are you going? JUSTIN SMITH: Good thanks, are you and Barnaby speaking yet? Are you friends? GREG HUNT: No no,…
E&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Renewable Energy Target, ABC’s Q&A programme TOM ELLIOTT: Our next guest is indeed the Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: Now I read in your favourite newspaper The Age today that you have told the Clean Energy Finance…
E&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Shenhua Watermark mine approval FRAN KELLY: The Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt joins us. Minister good morning, welcome to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: The Government has ordered the CEFC, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, to focus on emerging technologies. Are you trying to starve wind…
E&OE…. Topics: $985,000 funding for Rippon Lea House & Gardens, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Shenhua Watermark mine approval, post-2020 emissions reduction targets GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be here at Rippon Lea with Martin Purslow and Michael Batchelor from the Victorian National Trust. This is one of not just Melbourne’s, not just Victoria’s but one…
E&OE…. Topics: Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Shenhua Watermark mine approval, Great Barrier Reef CHRIS KENNY: And welcome back to Viewpoint, we're joined now by the Environment Minister Greg Hunt from Melbourne, thanks for joining us Minister. GREG HUNT: And good evening Chris. CHRIS KENNY: Now I want to start off with this- there's quite a…