The Australian Food and Grocery Council has urged the federal government to implement a Carbon Pollution Reductions Scheme (CPRS) which ensures that Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector’s international competitiveness is maintained. “It is industry’s view that any emissions trading scheme which does not include international emitters represents a real threat to the packaged food and grocery industry,” Kate Carnell, Chief Executive of the AFGC, said in a... ...Read more »

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) yesterday submitted to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper calling on the Rudd Government to recognise retailers as high energy users and accurately calculate price impacts on consumers.ARA Executive Director Richard Evans said it is irresponsible for the Government to move forward to implement an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) with ideological haste when they are failing to provide accurate analysis around the price... ...Read more »

Even though agriculture cannot be covered by an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Australian Government must take steps to ensure consumers can still afford basic food items, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) warned today. “Any ETS will cause pain to businesses and households… people are slowly coming to grips with that reality,” NFF President David Crombie said. “But it could be crippling for Australia’s food production, threatening to damage our... ...Read more »

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on the Australian Government to actively petition for new accounting rules under the Kyoto Protocol to ensure agriculture’s sequestration of carbon is acknowledged.”The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties’ examination of the rules under the new Kyoto Protocol, and how they affect Australia, is timely,” NFF President David Crombie said. “A full and sober analysis of how Australia will be impacted is essential.” “Australian... ...Read more »