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In Big Green Push, Australia Thinks Too Small On Solar [1]

At first glance, a new day seems to be dawning for the overshadowed solar sector in Australia, the world's sunniest continent.

The government is pushing through a carbon trading scheme that will penalize big greenhouse gas emitters; a major piece of renewables legislation is due for approval within months, setting a target of 20 percent green energy by 2020.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2009
Leonora Walet and Bruce Hextall [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide [4], Renewable Energy [5], Solar Energy [6], Emissions Trading [7], Energy [8], Electricity [9], Australia [10]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emissions-trading
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia