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Just 11 months after the Paris climate talks, the resulting treaty has come into force. The rapid ratification looks set to heap even more pressure on Australia to come up with a credible climate policy.
Australia is pumping 6.5 times more carbon into the atmosphere than the land can absorb.
Malcolm Turnbull returns to the helm with a wafer-thin majority and a significant element in his government who still oppose climate action - can he defy the odds and serve up some credible policy?
What did the Coalition promise during the campaign in 11 key policy areas, from health to infrastructure to jobs?
Climate change has won and lost elections in the past, and there’s a distinct chill in the air this time around.
Direct Action is the centrepiece of Australia’s climate action – but it may not be working as well as the government hopes.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a new “Clean Energy Innovation Fund”. But will it generate much-needed investment in the sector?
Land clearing in Queensland has tripled in the past five years.
Australia’s greenhouse emissions are once again rising, after a decade of consistent declines. But the right policies are already in place to turn things around - they just need to be ramped up.
‘Energy productivity’ is the new buzz-phrase in energy and climate policy, what even is it?
Australia has made several climate-themed announcements since the start of the Paris talks, but nothing that cuts to the heart of the climate issue.
Australia needs to “reset” discussions related to climate policy, according to the government’s advisory body on climate policy.
The latest emissions auction closes the gap to Australia’s climate target, but still leaves work to be done.
In backing Abbott’s existing climate policy, Malcolm Turnbull looks like appeasing his party. But his prospects would be better served by appealing to voters who are anxious for strong climate action.
From Hawke-Keating to Rudd-Gillard, climate policy has an uncanny ability to cost Australian political leaders their jobs. And it was a key element in the rivalry between Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull.
Australia will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. Experts respond.
The term ‘carbon tax’ is a political poison in Australia, thanks to the previous carbon tax which was actually an emissions trading scheme. Yet ironically, many economists prefer a tax over an ETS anyway.
The Renewable Energy Target now includes wood waste from forestry. But a more sustainable use of Australia’s native forests would be to leave them alone and earn carbon credits from the avoided emissions.
Australia can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2030, according to analysis by ClimateWorks.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Adjunct Professor in Parliamentary Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University
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Head of National Programs, Climateworks Centre
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Lecturer in Accounting, RMIT University