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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.They were<ref name ="Press Conference">Kevin Rudd and Martin Ferguson, [http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Interview/2008/interview_0486.cfm "Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], Press Conference with the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson Prime Minister's Courtyard Parliament House, Canberra, September 19, 2008.</ref>:
* "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";
* "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."
The Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson, noted that the discussions with the industry prior to the media conference included electricity generators and "key coal industry companies such as [[Xstrata]], [[BHP]] and [[Rio Tinto]]." Recognising the widespread criticism of CCS by environmental groups, Ferguson sought to enlist some [[third party technique|third party legitimacy]]. Fergison said that "we also received absolute support from the scientific community, representatives of the environmental non government organisations such as the [[WWF|WWF Australia]], the [[Climate Institute|Climate Institute Australia]] and also key representatives of the labour force working in these activities such as the [[CFMEU]] and the [[AWU]]."<ref name ="Press Conference"/>
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