Cameron O’Reilly appointed to Australian Prime Minister’s Task Group

VaasaETT Advisory Committee member appointed to Energy Efficiency Advisory Group

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER APPOINTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVISORY GROUP

Nine industry and non-government sector experts have today been announced as advisers to the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Energy Efficiency.

Energy efficiency is a key plank of the Rudd Government’s climate change agenda. Improvements in energy efficiency will help to reduce our emissions and move Australia to a low-carbon economy.

The Task Group comprises representatives from the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Treasury, and the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.

The role of the Task Group is to:

The Task Group is today releasing an Issues Paper that will promote a broad discussion on how to achieve ambitious improvements in energy efficiency.

The closing date for submissions to this Issues Paper is 3 May 2010.

The Task Group – announced in November 2009 following extensive negotiations with the Opposition on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – will provide its findings to Government in mid-2010.

Further information is available at:  www.climatechange.gov.au.

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30 MARCH 2010

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Advisory Group Members:

John Connor                         The Climate Institute

Greg Bourne                         WWF

Sharan Burrow                      Australian Council of Trade Unions

Neil Marshman                      Rio Tinto

Clare Martin                          Australian Council of Social Service

Karen Moses                        Origin Energy

Rob Murray-Leach                Energy Efficiency Council

Cameron O’Reilly             Energy Retailers Association of Australia

Brian Spalding                      Australian Energy Market Commission

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