Monday 13th Aug 2018

Presenter/Producer: Erin Jones

Topic: Zero Emissions Noosa, NEG – Update, Save Westernport – Update

Today Erin Jones talks the campaign for Zero Emissions in Noosa, we get an update on the National Energy Guarantee, and the latest in the Save Westernport campaign

We speak with Vivien Griffin who is the President of Zero Emissions Noosa about the community initiative to move the Noosa community to zero emissions by 2026. A series of community consultation has just been undertaken outlining a Roadmap to achieve this goal. We discuss how the project has evolved – including the progress and process that has been taken.

Nicky Ison joins us to have a look at the outcome from the COAG Energy Ministers’ meeting last week and the negotiations for the governments proposed National Energy Guarantee. Nicky also penned a piece in today’s SMH about who really benefits from the NEG as it currently stands.

Finally we get an update from Louise Page from Save Westernport about the large scale AGL gas proposal for Westernport, and the growing community concern and action that is proposed.

Guests:

Vivien Griffin

Vivien Griffin
Zero Emissions Noosa
President

https://www.repowernoosa.com/

http://zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au/about.html

https://www.repowernoosa.com/roadmap-project

Nicky Ison

Nicky Ison
Community Power Agency
Co-Founder & Director

@CommunityPowerA

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/consumers-aren-t-the-big-winners-out-of-national-energy-guarantee-20180811-p4zwyv.html

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/barnaby-joyce-names-his-price-for-support-of-the-neg-new-pricing-powers-20180810-p4zwui.html

Louise Page

Louise Page

Save Westernport

https://www.savewesternport.org/

Announcements:

Get your tickets to the BZE Electrifying Industry Summit

https://www.electrifyingindustry.org.au/

http://bze.org.au/event/electrifying-industry-summit-13-sep-2018/