ALCOA of Australia Managing Director Alan Cransberg says the two issues concerning the company the most at the moment are energy security and domestic gas supply in WA and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
01/10/2009
A RIO Tinto spokeswoman says that its Bell Bay smelter, Tasmania is concerned that the revised carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) scheme does not fully address issues surrounding international competitiveness for export industries.
07/05/2009
RISKMETRICS has released its findings on its analysis of the modified Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
21/05/2009
THE MINERALS Council of Australia has come under attack for failing to accept the emissions trading scheme (ETS).
20/03/2009
BLUESCOPE’S Managing Director Paul O'Malley and OneSteel’s CEO Geoff Plummer have united to present the Australian steel manufacturers' position on the Government's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
27/04/2009
ALCOA says that it will only support the introduction of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) provided significant concerns with several matters of detail are resolved.
06/05/2009
DURING a University of Western Australia forum in Perth Alcoa’s Manager of Carbon Strategy Tim McAuliffe reiterated that Australia needs a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme that responds to the needs of climate change while ensuring jobs and industry remain in the country.
10/08/2009
ALCOA has acknowledged the improvements made during the passage of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) legislation.
24/08/2009
PARLIAMENTARY Secretary for Climate Change Greg Combet says that while the Federal Government will not offer further compensation to the coal industry, aluminium smelting would have up to 94.5% assistance.
18/05/2009
Mining industry leaders should end their scaremongering campaign over the carbon pollution reduction scheme, a coalition of union, environment, welfare and research groups said outside the headquarters of the Australian Coal Association (ACA).
24/11/2009