The $1.5 billion CopperString 2.0 transmission line, the Vales Point coal power station, and companies shortlisted for fast-track EPBC assessments are among tonight's Budget winners.
Oliver Yates, the inaugural chief executive of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, says the government has made incorrect claims about the CEFC's existing powers, and has accused it of deception.
The federal government is targeting price reductions that would make CCS almost cost-neutral if it could earn carbon credits, allow green steel and aluminium to be produced with no price premium, and slash soil carbon costs by 90%.
The Morrison government's new climate package gives ARENA far less money than it needs, and should be accompanied by a net-zero target, according to shadow climate minister Mark Butler.
The Ai Group has urged the Morrison government to allocate billions to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, while the BCA wants the new generation underwriting scheme axed.