Division Description Changes — Renewable Energy Target Scheme — 28th Oct 2009

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senate vote 2009-10-28#4 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-06-10 02:35:38	Title ~~Renewable Energy Target Scheme~~ Motions - Renewable Energy Target Scheme - Reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation Description ~~<p class="speaker">Christine Milne</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the Renewable Energy Target Scheme allows renewable energy certificates to be generated from the installation of solar hot water and heat pumps, even though these are energy efficiency measures and not renewable energy generators,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>this, as predicted by the industry and the Australia Greens, has collapsed the price, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>many hundreds of jobs are at risk in the coming months, unless the problem is fixed; and</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to immediately reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation to address the problem by making the credits from these technologies additional to the renewable energy target.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p> The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2009-10-28.61.2) to reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation, which means the motion failed. ### Motion text > That the Senate— *> (a)** notes that:* *>> (i)** the Renewable Energy Target Scheme allows renewable energy certificates to be generated from the installation of solar hot water and heat pumps, even though these are energy efficiency measures and not renewable energy generators,* >> (ii) this, as predicted by the industry and the Australia Greens, has collapsed the price, and >> (iii) many hundreds of jobs are at risk in the coming months, unless the problem is fixed; and *> (b)** calls on the Government to immediately reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation to address the problem by making the credits from these technologies additional to the renewable energy target.*

~~Christine Milne~~
~~I move:~~
<dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the Renewable Energy Target Scheme allows renewable energy certificates to be generated from the installation of solar hot water and heat pumps, even though these are energy efficiency measures and not renewable energy generators,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>this, as predicted by the industry and the Australia Greens, has collapsed the price, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>many hundreds of jobs are at risk in the coming months, unless the problem is fixed; and</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to immediately reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation to address the problem by making the credits from these technologies additional to the renewable energy target.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl>Question put.
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2009-10-28.61.2) to reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation, which means the motion failed.
### Motion text
> *That the Senate—*
> *(a) notes that:*
>> *(i) the Renewable Energy Target Scheme allows renewable energy certificates to be generated from the installation of solar hot water and heat pumps, even though these are energy efficiency measures and not renewable energy generators,*
>> *(ii) this, as predicted by the industry and the Australia Greens, has collapsed the price, and*
>> *(iii) many hundreds of jobs are at risk in the coming months, unless the problem is fixed; and*
> *(b) calls on the Government to immediately reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation to address the problem by making the credits from these technologies additional to the renewable energy target.*