Senate debates
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
In Committee
10:04 pm
Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source
These questions are along a slightly different path and relate to the issue that was raised earlier by Senator Williams on the issue of household assistance. What analysis or modelling has been done on the additional assistance provided by the government to households for the anticipated increase in electricity prices, the 120 per cent compensation that has been referred to? What impact will that have on abatement within households? And, in this context, did the government consider a white certificate type scheme or approach being used to maximise that reduction in abatement? The concern that has been expressed to me is that, if households are simply getting extra compensation that is not tied in with abatement activities or white certificates, people can go and buy a plasma TV or other energy-guzzling appliances and that you will not maximise the benefit in abatement.
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