Minister Invites Small Business Action on Climate Change
Source: Australia. Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts. Media Release
"The Rudd Government has invited 500 small businesses to participate in a new climate change
initiative designed to provide greater information on private sector energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, said. “Tackling climate change requires gaining a better understanding of all the contributing factors, including energy use in each sector of our society,” Mr Garrett said. “The inaugural Small Business Climate Change Action Initiative will provide a detailed analysis on the behavioural use of energy in the small business sector.” Five hundred small businesses offering a range of different products and services across selected metropolitan and regional areas will undertake energy audits designed to provide the government with information that will shape future policy."