Renewable Energy, Climate Change

A small majority voted against a motion introduced by Senator Maria Kovacic (Liberal), which means it was unsuccessful.

Motion text

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 611

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than Thursday, 27 August 2026, any modelling and accompanying or subsequent analysis undertaken by the minister's department which concerns the expansion of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme from 100 kW to 1 MW.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 612

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than Thursday, 27 August 2026:

(a) all correspondence issued by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to heads of government and heads of state respectively concerning attendance and participation at pre-COP in Tuvalu;

(b) all correspondence returned by those to whom correspondence was sent; and

(c) a list of all civil society/non-government organisations who have been invited by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to attend pre-COP in Fiji.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 613

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than midday on Thursday, 20 August 2026, the latest two iterations of a back pocket brief produced by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, titled 'Rewiring the Nation Details (EC26-000178)'.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 614

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than midday on Monday, 7 September 2026, the following documents which relate to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program:

(a) all 'Ministerial Update—Clean Energy Regulator Battery Inspection Program Action Plans' provided to the minister's office from 1 July 2025 to date;

(b) all Clean Energy Regulator battery inspections reports provided to the minister's office from 1 July 2025 to date;

(c) the latest iteration of the question time brief with the reference number QB26-000014;

(d) all correspondence received by the minister from Ms Roslyn Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Solar Accreditation Australia, concerning the operation of the cheaper home batteries program from 1 July 2025 to date;

(e) all documents produced by the Industry Advisory Implementation Committee which have been provided to the minister and documents which contain the findings, recommendations, analysis, insights, observations and notes provided to the minister concerning the committee's work; and

(f) all documents produced from the intergovernmental sub-group on batteries which have been provided to the minister, and documents which contain the findings, recommendations, analysis, insights, observations and notes provided to the minister concerning the sub-group's work.

GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 615

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than midday on Monday, 7 September 2026, all documents from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water which have been provided to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy over the past three months which update the Minister on:

(a) the delivery of the social licence benefits associated with contracted Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) projects.

(b) the status of CIS projects, including the execution of CIS agreements; and

(c) the financial and fiscal impact of the CIS.