What action is the New South Wales Government taking to promote clean coal technologies?
The Hon. IAN MACDONALD: I note that the Hon. Eddie Obeid was a fine Minister for Mineral Resources a few years ago. Unlike our political opponents, this Government is committed to protecting both jobs and the environment. That is why today I visited the Hunter to address the annual research symposium of the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies, or CO2CRC, which is one of the world’s leading collaborative research organisations focused on carbon dioxide capture and geological storage. This technique is known as geosequestration, whereby carbon dioxide emissions from power stations are captured and permanently stored in underground geological structures. Recently the New South Wales Government applied to become a member of the CO2CRC, and this week—in fact, last night—it was accepted. I am proud that we are on board with the CO2CRC, an organisation that is currently involved in a range of cutting-edge projects both in Australia and throughout the world. Of particul
