The Federal Government has advised it will reintroduce the CPRS legislation into the Lower House this week. Executive Director of the ACA Ralph Hillman said the proposed legislation will put coal jobs at risk in regional Australia for no environmental benefit. This is bad news for the Hunter, the Illawarra and the mining regions of Central Queensland.

As the paraphernalia of COP15 is dismantled in Copenhagen's historic centre, Danes are returning to Christmas preparations. A Salvation Army band plays perfectly in the main shopping street. A troop of regimental guards in bearskin hats with drum, fife and brass instruments marches through the streets playing cheery tunes and stopping the traffic. There is the feeling that Copenhagen is happy to see the back of the discord and cacophony that was COP15 and to get on with Christmas shopping....

The failure of the Copenhagen negotiations to lock in binding commitments from any country, let alone developing countries, has serious implications for the implementation of climate change policy in Australia, Executive Director of the Australian Coal Association (ACA) Mr Ralph Hillman said today from Copenhagen...

The Danish government technology display inside the Copenhagen climate change conference centre is full of images of windmills, solar panels, bio-fuels and other low emission technologies. It dares not utter the words "coal" or "fossil fuel". Indeed, looking around the flat landscape that surrounds Copenhagen there are plenty of windmills standing tall against the grey sky....

The Australian Coal Association today welcomed the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) flagship projects announced by the Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson. "This is an important step towards the demonstration of carbon capture and storage technology at commercial scale in Australia, said Ralph Hillman, Executive Director of the ACA.

The coal industry wants to see Australia address climate change as part of an international solution, the Executive Director of the Australian Coal Association (ACA), Mr Ralph Hillman said today. The coal industry is committed to action on climate change and the industry is contributing a billion dollars over the next 10 years developing technology to cut carbon emissions from coal fired power stations by up to 90%.

The Australian Coal Industry today expressed profound disappointment at the Federal government’s proposed amendments to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation. Executive Director of the ACA Ralph Hillman said the proposed legislation will put jobs at risk in regional Australia for no environmental benefit. This is bad news for the Hunter, the Illawarra and the mining regions of Central Queensland. This package represents less than 10% of the $14.5bn CPRS bill that the coal industry faces over the next ten years, while other trade exposed industries will receive 65-95% rebate”, Mr Hillman said.

The Australian Coal Association today warned of possible mine closures and job losses caused by the Federal government’s proposed new emissions tax on coal mines. Executive Director of the ACA Ralph Hillman met today with members of the Lithgow Council and said areas such as the Western coal fields will be hard hit by the proposed new tax on coal mines that will cost the industry more than $14 billion over 10 years. Mr Hillman said the government’s proposed tax may force the early closure of up to eleven mines in New South Wales resulting in the loss of over 6000 coal mining and other jobs.

The Australian Coal Association today warned of possible mine closures and job losses caused by the Federal government’s proposed new emissions tax on coal mines. Executive Director of the ACA Ralph Hillman met today with members of the Orange City Council and the Central West Business Chamber and said areas such as the Western coal fields will be hard hit by the proposed new tax on coal mines that will cost the industry more than $14 billion over 10 years.

Sir, Your report headlined “Ad Campaign aims to crush emissions trading plan” concerning the Australian Coal Association’s current advertising campaign is wrong. (SMH 7 /11/09) The Australian Coal Association supports the introduction of an emissions trading scheme and believe an ETS is the most efficient way of reducing carbon emissions...