Investment Bans for Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Low Emissions Future) Bill 2025
Opposition BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
Topics
carbon capture clean energy climate change emissions reduction energy efficiency nuclear energy renewable energy
Introduced by: Senator Jane Hume (LIB)
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation cannot invest in carbon capture and storage technology.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency can support civil nuclear energy and related technologies.
The Agency must advise the Energy Minister on how to increase the supply of nuclear and renewable energy in Australia.
The Agency must advise the Energy Minister on improving skills in the nuclear and renewable energy sectors.
The bill removes several sections of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
The bill removes section 10 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act.