Submissions

This submission is made on behalf of Australia’s aluminium industry, and covers the significant electricity use and economic activity associated...

The Council supports the intent of the proposed amendments and much of the content.  Our industry strongly supports the plan...

As businesses reliant on coastal shipping, we note that the current regulation of coastal shipping creates a range of administrative...

Aluminium smelting requires petroleum coke in the manufacture of carbon anodes which are fundamental to the aluminium production process.

The Review comes at a critical time for the Australian aluminium industry.  Aluminium is an electricity-intensive industry facing difficult global...

This submission is provided in two parts – a response to some statements in the Climate Change Authority’s draft report;...

The Australian Aluminium Council (AAC) believes that any policy approach to climate change should not harm the competitiveness of Australian...

The Council welcomes the proposed changes in the Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 that will allow our member companies access...

The Council is concerned that the Australian domestic gas market is currently neither efficient nor deep.  The alumina and aluminium...

The impact of climate policy on Australian facilities is dependent on the costs imposed on those facilities by domestic policy,...

The AAC strongly urges the inclusion of an emissions intensity test as part of the safeguard mechanism design, to ensure...

Overall, the Facilities Method would provide an efficient way for projects that will have a material impact on emissions at...

In setting PM standards it is particularly important to take into account the variable level of natural background particulate matter...