Targeted assistance for business to tackle climate change
Source: Queensland. Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability. Media Release
“Providing the successful ClimateSmart Home Service to business in a tailored form is among a range of targeted State Government initiatives designed to help small to medium enterprises survive and thrive in a carbon-constrained economy. Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones said the new climate change strategy ClimateQ: toward a greener Queensland strengthened the Bligh Government’s election commitments and the $96 million package of green initiatives announced as part of the 2009-10 State Budget. ClimateQ represents a significant investment in targeted measures designed to help Queensland business become ‘leaner and greener’ and prepare for the introduction of carbon pricing,” Ms Jones said.
The key initiatives for the business sector include:
ClimateSmart Business Service ($15 million);
Carbon Outlook: understanding carbon impacts on business ($500,000);
Reducing green tape for business ($1 million); and
Skills development for a low-carbon economy ($600,000).”