The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency will convene the inaugural Carbon Price and Landfill National Forum on the 23 – 24th April, to help local government bodies better understand and meet their obligations under the Federal Government’s Carbon Price Mechanism.

 

Key note addresses will be provided by Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus and Chloe Munro, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Clean Energy Regulator.  The Clean Energy Regulator is part of the Climate Change portfolio and administers the carbon pricing mechanism; the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme; the Carbon Farming Initiative; and the Renewable Energy Target.

 

Concurrent sessions will provide participants with the opportunity to talk to Ross Carter, First Assistance Secretary at the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and staff of the Australian Clean Energy Regulator, about emissions measurement and the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS).  Representatives from financial services organisation Ernst and Young and legal firm Norton Rose will also be available to discuss the management of carbon liabilities and legal issues.

 

More information can be found here