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Title: Feed-in tariffs in Australia : fiscal incentives and regulatory regimes - current developments and policies for the future
Related: International journal of private law, Vol. 3, No. 3 (2010), p.317-331
DOI: 10.1504/IJPL.2010.033411
Publisher: Inderscience publishers
Date: 2010
Author/Creator: Gillies, Peter
Author/Creator: Blazey, Patricia
Description: Australia's governments have and continue to implement measures to lower greenhouse gas emissions. The two principal federal policies are a Renewable Energy Target (RET) which aims to source 20% of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020, and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), which will centre on an emissions trading system operating from mid-2011. This paper examines the issue of whether Feed-In Tariff (FIT) schemes can make a significant contribution to the abatement of greenhouse gases in Australia. The present and planned Australian FIT schemes are designed to encourage (by resorting to a premium tariff) the installation of renewable generation technology in the premises of small power consumers such as households. This power would substitute for power that would otherwise be sourced from the grid, which power is (predominantly) sourced from non-renewable energy sources. A power surplus to the user's needs could be exported to the grid. By way of background, the broader strategies for decarbonising Australia's electricity industry, and the progress made, will be examined.
Description: 15 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 180100 Law
Subject Keyword: Australia
Subject Keyword: feed in tariffs
Subject Keyword: regulatory regimes
Subject Keyword: policy
Subject Keyword: development
Subject Keyword: management and business
Subject Keyword: law
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Business Law

Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/119814
Identifier: ISSN:1753-6235
Identifier: mq-rm-2009010562
Language: eng
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