E&OE…. Topics: National Clean Air Agreement, voluntary phase-out of micro-beads. GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to announce that Australia has for the first time a National Clean Air Agreement. States and territories have agreed with the Commonwealth on creating a National Clean Air Agreement. This means standards for small particulate matter. This means our air is…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: MYEFO, Green Army, National Clean Air Agreement, Paris climate summit NICK MCCALLUM: Greg Hunt, Federal Environment Minister is here, he's in his usual slot. Good afternoon to you, Minister. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, Nick. NICK MCCALLUM: Okay so there is so much to talk about. We have the half yearly budget analysis…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Paris climate agreement HAMISH MACDONALD: Minister welcome again to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: It's a pleasure. HAMISH MACDONALD: The Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says that Australia now has the flexibility to do more to reduce carbon emissions. Will Australia do more now? GREG HUNT: Well we have in fact just upped our target to…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Paris climate agreement LUKE GRANT: Minister good to talk to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning Luke. LUKE GRANT: So at the end of the day, should we be changing policy necessarily in this country in order to meet the commitments that we've signed up to in Paris? For people listening to me, the…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Paris climate agreement, Clean Energy Finance Corporation mandate ALI MOORE: Greg Hunt, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning Ali. ALI MOORE: A good deal, or just the best deal that could be done in the circumstances? GREG HUNT: No I do think it is a very good agreement. I think it's arguably the…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Paris climate agreement, Ian Macfarlane LAURA JAYES: I want to get some reaction now from the Environment Minister, Greg Hunt. He joins me, well a long way away from Queensland, in his electorate in Victoria. Greg Hunt, do you agree with the sentiments there from Ewen Jones? GREG HUNT: Well look I actually…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Paris climate summit MARIUS BENSON: Greg Hunt, there are different assessments of Paris – some are saying it's a 100 per cent result, others saying it's a zero per cent result – what number would you put on it? GREG HUNT: Look I think it is a very significant success for the globe.…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Paris climate agreement, Clean Energy Finance Corporation mandate MICHAEL ROWLAND: Minister, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Michael. MICHAEL ROWLAND: Practically, what does the Paris deal mean for Australia? GREG HUNT: Well what it means is that for the first time all countries are involved in what I regard as a…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Launch of Australian Heritage Strategy, Sydney Opera House Welcome Centre opening GREG HUNT: Many thanks to the amazing Louise Herron – and I use the definite article, because you're not just a person, you are a national institution like the Opera House. To Scott McAlister from the Council of National Trusts, to Professor…
DetailsE&OE…. Topics: Australian Heritage Strategy, Sydney Opera House Welcome Centre GREG HUNT: I'm delighted to be here with Louise and it's a real honour to be able to open the Welcome Centre here at the Sydney Opera House. The Opera House is one of the world's great icons. It's a great cultural centre and it's…
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