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Queensland and Victoria are fast backing away from green schemes on the basis that they are irrelevant in the wake of federal government action. They are mistaken.
Despite the impending carbon price – and the availability of cheap abatement – an alarming number of the ASX 200's heaviest emitters are talking, but not acting.
How do the numbers and projections for Australia’s carbon pricing policy fit together? International markets will be key from 2015 – but there could be another big price adjustment at the time of transition.
The hung parliament looks likely to set Australia on the long path to transforming its economy. And energy efficiency data shows it may turn out to be easier than most people think.
The introduction of Victoria's Climate Change Act presents the perfect opportunity for the Baillieu government to add substance to its 'aspirations' of cutting emissions while creating green jobs.
The European ETS is facing another crisis, with predictions the carbon price could fall to zero. This has important implications for how Australia frames its policy.
New research shows that delaying action on climate change will make it harder – and vastly more expensive – to reach Australia's 2020 emissions reduction target.
With little hope of curbing Australia's emissions growth in the short term, the politics of the carbon price push is set to get tougher, with higher emissions targets and more severe impacts.
A look at the actions and commitments of other countries – developed and developing – suggests it is time for Australia to upgrade its emissions reduction target.
The Baillieu Government is well within its rights to scrap the emissions reduction target, but it won't help it dodge the problem of climate change.