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The landfill industry’s decision to speak out about the integrity of carbon credits provides an opportunity to put the system back on the rails.
Savanna grasslands are burnt early in the dry season to reduce the chance of large fires later. But it’s making air pollution worse.
Our new analysis suggests the vast majority of carbon credits granted for regrowing native forests either has not occurred, or would have occurred anyway.
Labor has promised a 43% cut in Australia’s emissions by 2030 and a high-integrity carbon credit market is vital to reaching this goal.
Some Nationals want agriculture carved out of any net-zero target. Cutting emissions from farms won’t be easy, but it’s essential.
If problems in such schemes are not addressed, the credibility of soil carbon trading will be undermined. Ultimately the climate - and the planet - will be the loser.
A net-zero goal will provide clarity, ambition and focus. But Morrison must back the rhetoric with investment and policy commensurate with the task.
A federal government plan to increase soil carbon stores is a folly that misunderstands the technology.
Changes to Australia’s emissions reduction policies may do little more than channel taxpayer money to industry.
In a world-first, scientists have counted the greenhouse gas absorbed and emitted by Australia’s mangroves, seagrass and other ocean ecosystems.
Under the current rules, the federal government takes the most responsibility for buying carbon credits. A blockchain-driven market would be faster, smarter, and much more open.
Scott Morrison’s pledge to spend billions on a Climate Solutions Fund is a thinly veiled rehash of the widely criticised Emissions Reduction Fund, which had much of its work undone by fine print.
The federal government has signalled its intent to prolong the Emissions Reduction Fund. But surveys of business leaders reveal widespread cynicism about a scheme perceived as politicised and bureaucratic.
Proposed changes to the government’s climate change policies may stall, or even close down, the market for ‘carbon farmers’ to profit from reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Australia’s flagship climate policy, has spent more than $2 billion on emissions reductions, yet big businesses could wipe all this out. Time to resurrect the idea of a simple carbon tax.
The federal government’s keenly awaited review of Australia’s climate policies continues a longstanding bipartisan traditional of weak policy development in this area.
A review of the Emissions Reduction Fund has found it’s performing well – but new research raises serious credibility issues.
The National Energy Guarantee proposal seems geared towards locking in the status quo rather than driving the much-needed energy transition.
A new analysis by ClimateWorks Australia says that the electricity sector needs to do far more to cut its carbon emissions than will be delivered by current policies.
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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