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The current energy policy of Queensland will not set targets above the national mandates for renewable energy because of its significant economic impact. Despite having a clear statutory definition of renewable energy and an ample supply of sunlight, [34] renewable energy development in Queensland lags behind other Australian states, All of ...
The Queensland government plans to connect 22 gigawatts of renewable energy to the grid through its 12 REZs and anticipates that REZs will create 4000 direct construction jobs. [ 17 ] The Queensland government is currently in the process of conducting a number of REZ Readiness Assessments in consultation with communities. [ 82 ]
Energy policy in Australia is mainly managed by the states and territories, requiring collaborative efforts at the federal level to ensure uniform policy outcomes. The federal government sets the broad energy framework, including national targets for renewable energy, emissions reduction, and energy security.
The Department of Energy and Water Supply was established on 3 April 2012, [4] as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election. [5] The department took on some functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and ...
The Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development is a department of the Queensland Government in Australia. The department is responsible for regulating mining, and resources in the state. [1]
Queensland Energy Resources Limited was formed in February 2004, when it acquired the assets of the Stuart Oil Shale Project from receivers of the project's former developer, Southern Pacific Petroleum N.L. [1] [2] On 21 July 2004, QER announced that the plant would be shut down for economic and environmental reasons.
The Energy Policy Institute of Australia is an apolitical, not-for-profit energy policy body. It was created as the Energy Alliance of Australia in 1999 to collaborate with the Australian Government on the development of energy export markets. The Institute advocates technology neutrality as a core principle of energy policy. The Institute ...
Michael Christopher de Brenni, is an Australian politician currently serving as the Manager of Opposition Business in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.. Born 8 February 1978, he attended Redeemer Lutheran College before going on to Griffith University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce.