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Policy & Planning

Garnaut says carbon price could solve budget black hole and fill funding gap from LGC collapse
A carbon price could plug a budget hole as governments are forced to keep supporting renewable energy projects, as LGC prices fall.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 29, 2025

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Policy & Planning

NZ puts hard cap on emissions for first time to strengthen its trading scheme
NZ moves to strengthen its Emissions Trading Scheme, introducing emissions caps for the first time, but agriculture remains exempt.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 2, 2020

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New Zealand shows Australia how it’s done on emissions policy, climate
New Zealand to wind back free carbon permits to industrial emitters as Ardern ramps up climate action in preparation for zero-carbon goal.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 2, 2019

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How will carbon markets help the Paris climate agreement?
Call for a global carbon price a central theme on the sidelines of COP21. So what does the Paris agreement say on carbon markets?
Katherine Lake

Dec 14, 2015

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Turnbull says emission trading schemes are “valid”, but he’s not for turning yet
Turnbull says emissions trading schemes are a “valid mechanism”, but Coalition will continue with Direct Action, at least until review in 2017.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2015

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FactCheck: did carbon emissions fall faster before the carbon price?
Minister Hunt’s claim that emissions cuts slowed dramatically while the carbon price was in place is incorrect.
Peter Christoff

Jan 21, 2015

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Direct Action could deliver a useful outcome: carbon trading
Greg Hunt says he doesn’t want an emissions trading scheme, Clive Palmer says he does. But Hunt’s Direct Action plan might ultimately take us there anyway.
Alan Pears

Nov 4, 2014

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China heads for price on carbon; energy market overhaul is next
Economic reforms such as a national carbon price could usher in dramatic changes on China’s energy landscape.
Frank Jotzo

Sep 22, 2014

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Stopgap carbon policies: far from perfect, but better than nothing
What might Australia’s climate policy end up looking like, and could Palmer’s ETS – even with a zero initial price on emissions – act as a stopgap?
Michael Rupert & Kenneth Baldwin & Michael Smith

Aug 27, 2014

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Despite its demise, the carbon price cut emissions
Carbon emissions in Australia’s national electricity market would have been 11 to 17 million tonnes higher if Australia had not introduced a carbon price.
Frank Jotzo

Jul 17, 2014

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Commentary

Climate policy: could it be the boxing PM’s glass jaw?
Tony Abbott owes his job and political reincarnation to his crude perspective on climate change. But his policy will not serve the nation well.
Nick Rowley

Apr 3, 2014

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How will China’s carbon markets work in a non-market economy?
Unlike Australia, China is forging ahead with emissions trading, with two pilot schemes launching this week. But how will they differ from western models?
Alex Lo & Michael Howes

Nov 28, 2013

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