August 2009
Energy and Equity, a report produced by Australia's leading environmental, consumer and welfare organisations, says energy efficiency is potentially the quickest and cheapest way to cut greenhouse pollution. Energy savings of 30% are possible using immediately available effective technologies. The report recommends that efficiency improvements be complemented by appropriate utility tariffs and safety net measures.
The report, a joint project between the Australian Council of Social Service, the Australian Conservation Foundation and CHOICE, says five percent of existing homes should be retrofitted each year with energy and water saving technologies such as insulation, solar hot water and rainwater tanks to offset inevitable increases in utility prices resulting from emissions trading and other factors.
August 2009
The Southern Cross Climate Coalition (SCCC) has been formed by some of Australia's leading social, union, environmental and independent research organisations to help lead an effective and fair response to climate change.
November 2008
ACOSS welcomes the release of the Climate Institute's Institute's Energy Efficiency Policy Paper. This energy efficiency strategy outlines a plan where 40,000 jobs could be created; as well as saving almost two dollars a day on household energy bills.
September 2008
ACOSS believes that low income households are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Low income households and disadvantaged communities are likely to bear the impacts of climate change disproportionately. We call on the Government to guarantee that no group of low income households need be
financially worse off as a result of the CPRS. The Government should ensure that cost increases resulting from the CPRS do not adversely affect the capacity of government agencies, non-government organisations and others to deliver services in support of low income households and the community at large.
