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In his speech announcing the project, Rudd stated that "climate change is a threat for the future. It is a threat also for the future of our coal industry in Australia. Not enough is being done globally on this."<ref name="ABC">Emma Rodgers, [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/19/2369071.htm?section=justin "Rudd unveils $100m clean coal plan"], ''ABC News'', September 19, 2008.</ref> Rudd also flagged the intention for the institute to be operational in January 2009.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2369067.htm?tab=latest "Clean coal research institute proposed in Australia"], ABC Radio Australia'', September 19, 2008.</ref>
Rudd outlined four reasons for proposing the institute.
* "Firstly to make sure that we can facilitate those projects in reality by in part assisting with the organisation and finance for them, ideally through private consortia but leaving open the possibility of public participation as well";
* "The second is to ensure that we have a dedicated and integrated research capacity. There is so much going on around the world which is not coordinated, it’s time this was brought under a single roof. That is, for Austalia to be the go-to place globally for information about how you do carbon capture and storage projects";
* "Third thing is to make sure that we’re also the go-to place on regulatory and legislative questions ... And around the world the big debate at the moment (inaudible) what sort of regulation and legislation you need for on-shore and off-shore storage to make these projects work."
* "And finally, communication. To get all the information on where projects are, how they could be financed, what the technology is, what the science is, and what the regulatory information is and how it can be deployed, making sure that is disseminated across the world."
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