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Media Release 27 Oct 2010
Moreland Energy Foundation welcomes government
pathway to climate change action
The Victorian Government’s Climate Change Implementation Plan has
mapped out a welcome pathway to climate change action in the State but
still lacks clear signposts on key programs and funding.
“It’s helpful to have the government lay out broad commitments on how
it intends to deliver a 20 per cent cut
in greenhouse gas emissions by
2020,” said Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd Chief Executive Paul Murfitt.
“In particular, we welcome the plan for a household retrofit program which
will be a good start in meeting the One Million Homes
campaign goal of
retrofitting Victoria’s low-income households.”
“However the two year delay in implementing this proposal and the lack of
funds dedicated to it is a concern.”
“We’re worried that this program will deliver too little too late, when low-
income households are already suffering from
the impacts
of climate
change and increasing energy prices.”
MEFL looks forward to further
work by the Medium Scale Solar Working
Group to fill the current policy gap for medium-scale solar projects.
“In Ontario, Canada, one major retail business has recently installed over
700kW, or 3700 solar panels, showing what can be achieved with a
progressive feed-in tariff for medium-scale solar.”
“We have a feed-in tariff for small-scale solar encouraging mums and dads
to put panels on the roof;
the Plan details a feed-in tariff for large-scale
solar power stations.”
“Now we need to bridge the gap, introduce a feed-in tariff for medium-
scale solar so that
we start seeing solar
panels
appearing
on shops,
factories and office across the State,” Mr Murfitt said.
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