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Monash Sustainable Energy Day Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions

Monash Sustainable Energy Day Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions Renewable Energy Markets and Opportunities. Outline. Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions Profile Policy Developments Electricity Consumption Trends Electricity’s Greenhouse Contribution Australian RE Programs

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Monash Sustainable Energy Day Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions

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  1. Monash Sustainable Energy Day Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions Renewable Energy Markets and Opportunities

  2. Outline • Australia’s Greenhouse Emissions Profile • Policy Developments • Electricity Consumption Trends • Electricity’s Greenhouse Contribution • Australian RE Programs • International Targets for Renewable Energy

  3. Australia’s GH Emissions, 1999

  4. Trends

  5. Greenhouse Emissions by Sector

  6. Policy Developments • Federal Policy Developments • Not committed to ratifying Kyoto Protocol • Climate Change partnership with USA • Still funding AGO and associated programs • State Gov Policy Developments • NSW EPA released draft guidelines for EIA’s • VIC EPA - Greenhouse emissions part of licence compliance (existing licences & works approvals) • QLD EPA - developing guidelines for same • WA EPA - released guidelines and may veto projects

  7. Policy Developments • State Gov - Dedicated Departments • Mix of responsibilities • NSW (SEDA, MEU, EPA) • VIC (SEAV, DNRE, EPA)

  8. Did You Know ? • Did you know ? • There is enough Brown Coal burnt in Victoria to fill the MCG every • a) Day? • b) Week? • c) Month? • Ans = (b)

  9. GH Emissions of Electricity • Electricity contributes 172 Million Tonnes CO2e p.a. in Australia • Equivalent to 37.5% of Australia’s Emissions

  10. Electricity Trends Forecast electricity generation Source: Electricity Australia 2001, ESAA

  11. Electricity by Fuel Type Installed capacity by fuel type - 2000 Source: Electricity Australia 2001, ESAA

  12. International Competitiveness International electricity prices - January 2001 industrial Source: Tariff Network of Experts, UNIPEDE, January 2001AUD$ - c/kWh Industrial

  13. Electricity GH Trends • Electricity consumption rising • Largest contributor to emissions - 37.5% in 1999 • Emissions increase by 33% over 1990 levels • One plank of strategy - Renewable Energy • Others include: • Generator Efficiency standards • Demand Side Management (energy efficiency) • MEPS - appliances, hot water heaters, etc. • Cogen? • Emissions Trading, Others?

  14. Renewable Energy Programs • MRET, 2%, 9500 GWh • Green Power • GH Friendly Electricity • Others - RRPGP, REID, Grants, Subsidies (SHW, PV Rebate), etc

  15. MRET

  16. MRET • Original Intent 2% • Now likely to be 0.5% • Cost $30-$40 / MWh for 0.5% of wholesale electricity purchases • Target review 2003

  17. International Targets

  18. Solar House Day • September 8th 2002 • Guided Tours of Some of Australia and New Zealand’s Most Energy Efficient Homes. • (Volunteers Required !!)

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