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representatives vote 2025-02-12#3
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Bills — Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail- Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Enshrine target in law
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<p class="speaker">Adam Bandt</p><p>I move the amendment circulated in my name:</p>-
- The majority voted in favour of an [amendment](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansardr/28687/&sid=0000) introduced by Melbourne MP [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens), which means it will now be included in the bill.
- ### What does the amendment do?
- Mr Bandt [explained that](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansardr/28687/&sid=0000):
- > *The amendment I am moving will enshrine the government's Capacity Investment Scheme in law in order to oblige the next two governments to meet the 32-gigawatt-by-2030 renewables and storage target, which is made up of 23 gigawatts of renewable generation and nine gigawatts of clean dispatchable energy.*
- ### Amendment text
- > *(1) Page 3 (after line 24), at the end of the Bill, add:*
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- > *Schedule 2 — Capacity Investment Scheme Program*
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- > *Climate Change Act 2022*
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- > *1 After Part 4*
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- > *Add:*
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- > *Part 4A — Capacity Investment Scheme*
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- > *15B Simplified outline of this Part*
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- >> *The Capacity Investment Scheme Program must be implemented to achieve at least 23 gigawatts of renewable generation capacity and at least 9 gigawatts of clean dispatchable capacity.*
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- > *15C Administration of the Capacity Investment Scheme Program*
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- >> *(1) If, at the commencement of this subsection, the Capacity Investment Scheme Program is prescribed by legislative instrument under subsection 33(1) of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, then:*
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- >>> *(a) the Commonwealth must make, vary or administer arrangements in relation to the carrying out of activities by one or more persons under the Capacity Investment Scheme Program; and*
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- >>> *(b) those arrangements must result in, by the end of 2030:*
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- >>>> *(i) at least 23 gigawatts of renewable generation capacity; and*
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- >>>> *(ii) at least 9 gigawatts of clean dispatchable capacity.*
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- >>>> *Note: The arrangements referred to in this subsection may include arrangements made, varied or administered before the commencement of this subsection.*
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- >> *(2) If advice of the Climate Change Authority under subsection 14(1) indicates a material risk to the achievement of subsection (1), the Minister's Annual Climate Change Statement under section 12 must provide a response to that advice.*
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- > *15D Amendment of the Capacity Investment Scheme Program*
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- >> *(1) An instrument made under subsection 33(1) of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 (the amending instrument), that varies or revokes another instrument made under that subsection that prescribes the Capacity Investment Scheme Program, does not come into effect until the amending instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of the Parliament.*
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- >> *(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to an instrument made under subsection 33(1) of the Industry Research and Development Act 1986 that varies or revokes another instrument made under that subsection if that other instrument does not prescribe the Capacity Investment Scheme Program.*
<p class="italic">(1) Page 3 (after line 24), at the end of the Bill, add:</p><p class="italic">Schedule 2 — Capacity Investment Scheme Program</p><p class="italic"> <i>Climate Change Act 2022</i></p><p class="italic">1 After Part 4</p><p class="italic">Add:</p><p class="italic">Part 4A — Capacity Investment Scheme</p><p class="italic">15B Simplified outline of this Part</p><p class="italic">The Capacity Investment Scheme Program must be implemented to achieve at least 23 gigawatts of renewable generation capacity and at least 9 gigawatts of clean dispatchable capacity.</p><p class="italic">15C Administration of the Capacity Investment Scheme Program</p><p class="italic">(1) If, at the commencement of this subsection, the Capacity Investment Scheme Program is prescribed by legislative instrument under subsection 33(1) of the <i>Industry Research and Development Act 1986</i>, then:</p><p class="italic">(a) the Commonwealth must make, vary or administer arrangements in relation to the carrying out of activities by one or more persons under the Capacity Investment Scheme Program; and</p><p class="italic">(b) those arrangements must result in, by the end of 2030:</p><p class="italic">(i) at least 23 gigawatts of renewable generation capacity; and</p><p class="italic">(ii) at least 9 gigawatts of clean dispatchable capacity.</p><p class="italic">Note: The arrangements referred to in this subsection may include arrangements made, varied or administered before the commencement of this subsection.</p><p class="italic">(2) If advice of the Climate Change Authority under subsection 14(1) indicates a material risk to the achievement of subsection (1), the Minister's Annual Climate Change Statement under section 12 must provide a response to that advice.</p><p class="italic">15D Amendment of the Capacity Investment Scheme Program</p><p class="italic">(1) An instrument made under subsection 33(1) of the <i>Industry Research and Development Act 1986</i> (the <i>amending instrument</i>), that varies or revokes another instrument made under that subsection that prescribes the Capacity Investment Scheme Program, does not come into effect until the amending instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of the Parliament.</p><p class="italic">(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to an instrument made under subsection 33(1) of the <i>Industry Research and Development Act 1986</i> that varies or revokes another instrument made under that subsection if that other instrument does not prescribe the Capacity Investment Scheme Program.</p><p>One thing we know for sure is that the Liberals will stop at nothing to attack renewables. We have seen this in the past, where they used every opportunity to try and get rid of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency as well as the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Those two agencies have driven huge investment in renewables in this country and given great confidence to the renewables industry, which we know we need to grow if we're to get out of coal and gas—which the scientists are telling us we must do if we are to have any chance of tackling the climate crisis.</p><p>We also know that the Leader of the Opposition's dangerous nuclear fantasy is a ploy to extend the life of coal and gas in the system and threaten investment in renewables. We've even heard the Leader of the Opposition say so himself—that, under his dangerous fantasy of a plan, coal and gas will have to stay in the system for longer. In many respects, that is what his agenda is all about. We know that the opposition's energy policies have been written by the coal and gas industries because they know now that renewables are not only the best way of cutting emissions but the cheapest form of electricity.</p> <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p><p>Order! I'm reluctant to interrupt the Leader of the Australian Greens, but we are in consideration in detail. He has moved an amendment to schedule 2—Capacity Investment Scheme Program. He will need to confine his remarks to the detailed amendment he's moving. It is not a general debate.</p> <p class="speaker">Adam Bandt</p><p>I understand that, Speaker, and that is exactly what my amendment goes to.</p><p>We are on clear notice now not only historically, having seen the Liberals, when they are in power, do everything they can to attack renewable energy; we are now on notice that this Leader of the Opposition will do everything he can to slow down investment in renewable energy and storage in this country. The amendment I am moving will enshrine the government's Capacity Investment Scheme in law in order to oblige the next two governments to meet the 32-gigawatt-by-2030 renewables and storage target, which is made up of 23 gigawatts of renewable generation and nine gigawatts of clean dispatchable energy.</p><p>We know we need these protections in law. Even now, even from opposition, the Leader of the Opposition's announcements are designed to threaten the unstoppable growth of renewables in this country by giving public support to coal and gas. It should be the other way around. Public money should not be going to prop up coal and gas or nuclear. The support that is needed is the support that is going to drive down emissions and also deliver people the cheapest electricity, which is renewables backed by storage.</p><p>For a long time the Greens have called for a renewable target and a storage target to be enshrined in law, to give the industry the certainty it needs and to ensure that we make the shift in an orderly and planned way that drives down the cost of electricity and also drives down our emissions. The Capacity Investment Scheme put forward by the government is not necessarily the way that we would have done it, but it is a scheme that is going to assist with that transition—so we have given it our support. What this will do is essentially Dutton-proof that scheme, Leader-of-the-Opposition-proof that scheme.</p> <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p><p>Order. The member—</p> <p class="speaker">Adam Bandt</p><p>I withdraw. It will ensure that scheme is protected in law. We know from history that Liberals will stop at nothing to attack renewables and storage and to try to direct public money into coal, gas and now nuclear. We also know that if there is protection in legislation for good measures, like we saw with ARENA and the CEFC, then they can be protected and industry can be given certainty.</p><p>We know what the Leader of the Opposition's plans are for the future and that he is trying, even from opposition—where I hope he stays for a very, very long time—to stop the growth of renewables. These amendments will give the industry support they need by safeguarding and enshrining protection for support for renewables and storage.</p> <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p><p>The question before the House is that the amendment be agreed to.</p><p></p> -
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