ATA Submission to the Energy White Paper
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the discussion papers outlining the basis of the preparation of an Energy White Paper. ATA is very grateful for the opportunity to submit on such an important policy process.
ATA is alarmed by the constitution of the Consultative Committee for the Energy White Paper. Despite recent appointments involving community and environmental sector stakeholders, more than half of the current committee continue to represent the fossil fuel industry, whilst there is only one representative from the renewable energy sector and none from the energy efficiency sector.
This is unbalanced and unacceptable with respect to process, given that the most recent appointments have occurred post the development of the strategic directions and discussion papers.
Representatives of the alternative energy sectors, from community organisations and from climate change science should have had significant input into the development of these strategic documents, and in particular the principles from which the Energy White Paper is further developed and consulted upon. In the absence of this occurring, the outcomes from the White Paper are unlikely to achieve broad support across industry and the community.
As a national representative of householders and communities seeking to live more sustainably, ATA is intensely aware of the growing desire of individuals, families and communities to engage with the energy sector in order to make a positive contribution to the challenge of climate change.
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