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Initiative
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Original 'Direct Action Plan'
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Current status
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Notes
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Emissions Reduction Fund
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1st year: $300 mill
2nd year: $500 mill
3rd year: $750 mill
4th year: $1 bill
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1st year: $300 mill
2nd year: $500 mill
3rd year: $750 mill
(unspecified to 2020)
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No additional funding if target not met.[2]
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One Million Solar Roofs
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$1000 rebates for either solar panels or solar hot water systems,
capped at 100,000 rebates per year.
($100 mill per year).
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$500 rebates to support installation of one million rooftop solar
energy systems over 10 years, capped at 100 000 rebates per year. ($50
mill per year).
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Original rebate halved.[3]
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Solar Towns and Solar Schools
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$100 million over four years
for:
- up to $2 million to support
25 'solar town projects' for towns and non-capital cities to access direct
solar energy
- up to $500,000 to support
100 solar school projects.
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$50 million will be allocated for at least 25 Solar Towns and a
further $50 million for 100 schools. Over six years.
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Now funded over six years rather than four.
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20 million trees (Urban forests and green corridors)
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An additional 20 million trees by 2020 ($50 million
over 4 years).
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20 million trees to be planted by 2020. To commence mid‑2014.
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Budget allocation unclear. 'Green Army' will assist with this
process?[4]
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Clean Energy Employment Hubs
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$60 million over 4 years to La Trobe Valley, Hunter and Central
Queensland regions to assist transformation of local coal industry jobs to
clean energy jobs.
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Unclear.
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Appears no longer funded.[5]
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Geothermal and Tidal Towns Initiative
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$50 million to support micro, pilot and demo projects in non-capital
cities which access direct geothermal and tidal energy.
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Unclear.
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ARENA funds renewable energy projects, research and development,
including geothermal and ocean energy projects.[6]
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Renewable fuels—Algal Synthesis and Biofuels
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$5 million to study analysing the potential of algal synthesis and
biofuels. Direct Action Plan refers to trials by MDB Energy and James Cook
University.
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ARENA has provided $5 million to a relevant project at James
Cook University.[7]
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Greenhouse Friendly Program
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$10 million to re-establish the Greenhouse Friendly program over five
years.
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Greenhouse Friendly was replaced by the National Carbon Offset
Standard in 2010.[8]
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