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• ClimateXchange on behalf of The Neighbourhood Effect Canberra received $25,000 for 'The Neighbourhood Effect Canberra' app and website to help people to reduce their carbon footprint.
• Oz Harvest Limited received $25,000 to expand its capacity to store and redistribute surplus food.
(7) The full list of criteria for the program is available in the guidelines which are available at: https://www.climatechoices.act.gov.au/policy-programs/community-zero-emissions-grants.
(8) The table below shows the number of applications received each year and how many of those were successful in receiving grants.
|
Financial year |
Number of funded projects |
Total number of applications (including funded projects) |
|
2017-18 |
5 |
19 |
|
2018-19 |
6 |
18 |
|
2019-20 |
7 |
21 |
|
2020-21 |
5 |
16 |
(9) As a competitive process with finite funding availability, applications are ranked compared to each other. Feedback is offered to all unsuccessful applicants, and they are encouraged to reapply in subsequent rounds.
(10) The ACT Government administers the grants. The projects are selected by an assessment panel and the Deputy Director-General is the delegate.
(11) $150,000 is the amount available for grant funding each year.
Environment—social cost of carbon
(Question No 654)
Ms Castley asked the Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction, upon notice, on 11 February 2022:
(1) Given that Budget Paper E 2021-22, page 36, states that the revenue from the social cost of carbon is estimated at $1.340m for 2021/22, how has that figure been arrived at and can the Minister provide a breakdown for each directorate and their estimated social cost.
(2) Given that the Budget Outlook 2021-22, page 172, has forward estimates for revenue for the social cost of carbon of (a) 2022-23 – $1.23m, (b) 2023-24 – $1.12m and (c) 2024-25 – $1.01m), has this revenue already been allocated for spending programs and can the Minister provide a breakdown of how this revenue has been allocated in 2021-22 and over the forward estimates.
(3) If a directorate produces more or less emissions than what has been estimated by the Government, will future budgets be updated to show the increase/decrease in emissions from directorates.
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