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Regulator may offer flexible “options” contracts for emissions reductions fund
Regulator seeks feedback on proposed “options” contracts under the ERF, to reduce the risks to projects that fail to deliver emissions reductions.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 20, 2019

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Press Releases

Emissions Reduction Fund auction timing announced
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced today that the next Emissions Reduction Fund auction will be held on 25–26 March 2020.
Press Release

Nov 15, 2019

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Coalition turns to fossil fuel lobby to lead “secret” review of climate policy
Angus Taylor appoints two leaders of Australia’s fossil fuels lobby to conduct a climate policy review behind closed doors.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 30, 2019

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Emissions auction flop rams home climate policy failures as Taylor blames election timing
Ninth ERF auction proves complete flop, awarding just $850k in contracts, and achieving just 0.0085% of emissions reductions needed to meet Australia’s 2030 target.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 2, 2019

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Abbott’s Green Army is coming back, for last charge of the coal brigade
Five years to the day after the Coalition won office, it still has no climate and energy policy, except for a fig leaf and a green army slogan. And it is actually boasting that this is a good thing.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 19, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Federal Climate Policy Review: a recipe for business as usual
There are four key steps to ensure that climate policy remains a recipe for business as usual, and the Australian government has followed them to the letter.
Rebecca Pearse

Dec 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

6th ERF auction result – millions more sunk in “vegetation” abatement
The results of the federal government’s latest Emissions Reduction Fund auction have been released, revealing the purchase of nearly 8 million tonnes of carbon abatement for $104 million.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 14, 2017

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Policy & Planning

ERF review fails to douse doubts over Coalition key climate policy
CCA review of Coalition’s Emissions Reduction Fund fuels concerns the scheme is an expensive, inefficient and risky way to cut carbon.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 11, 2017

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Gaming the government: Bidding strategies for 3rd emissions auction
The third ERF auction, with $1.33B of the government’s $2.55B funding tranche available, could produce some interesting bidding strategies.
Hugh Grossman

Apr 7, 2016

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Direct Action’s ERF: raising cost of emissions cuts three-fold
The Coalition’s Emissions Reduction Fund is expensive, and forestalls economy-wide innovation and the opportunities associated with it.
Brett Janissen

Feb 29, 2016

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Turnbull’s Direct Action plan may be multi-billon dollar boondoggle
Coalition may spend another $1 billion buying “abatement” in latest auction, but overall emissions will rise because of lack of price signal, new analysis says. With Paris climate talks just a few weeks away, Australia is being asked to explain its policies.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 2, 2015

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Is Turnbull for turning on climate change?
In his first Question Time as PM, Malcolm Turnbull did little to shake the impression he has sold out on climate change. So has he?
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 16, 2015

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