The National Reconstruction Fund will be key to ensuring the world’s climate emergency is “Australia’s jobs opportunity”, says Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.
“The creation of the National Reconstruction Fund has been supported by the Energy Efficiency Council, the Smart
Energy Council, the Electric Vehicle Council, and Origin Energy,” Mr Bowen told Parliament during Question Time on Monday.
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