Keynote Address 5: Making the most of your waste situation
| Thursday, May 4, 2017 |
| 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Ballroom |
Overview
Chris Mill, Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section, Clean Energy Regulator
Details
The Emissions Reduction Fund is a voluntary scheme that provides incentives to adopt new practices and technologies to reduce emissions. Ongoing sustained interest from the waste sector in the Emissions Reduction Fund has seen over eleven million tonnes of abatement and more than 90 waste projects successfully contract with the Government for an agreed price on emissions.
There are a number of opportunities for the waste industry to participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund by reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency, avoiding emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, or by converting methane into carbon dioxide. There are now several ERF methods available for waste projects from landfill, alternative waste treatment for mixed and source separated organic waste streams, and waste water.
Speaker
Mr Chris Mill
Manager of the Emissions Avoidance Section
Clean Energy Regulator
Making the most of your waste situation
9:10 AM - 9:30 PMBiography
Chris’s current role is manager of the Emissions Avoidance section in the Technical Assessment and Support branch of the Clean Energy Regulator.
Chris has been managing implementation of government greenhouse and energy programs since 2007. Programs include the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER), Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) and elements of the Renewable Energy Target (RET). His previous role was assistant manager of the National Pollutant Inventory.
Before working for the Australian Government, he was a senior engineer in the metallurgical processing industry for several different companies.
Chris has economics and chemical engineering qualifications. His engineering major was fuel and energy utilisation, and he completed his doctorate on combustion.
Chairperson
Gayle Sloan
CEO
Waste Management & Resource Recovery Association Australia
