Current Kyoto targets lapse at the end of 2012. All countries except Canada are expected to meet these international commitments. Australia ratified the Protocol four years ago, ending the years of recalcitrance that cost the country diplomatically and in lost investment opportunities. Australia was also the first major Kyoto country to stand up in Copenhagen...

This report positions Australian climate policy in a global context and elaborates on the implications of global climate diplomacy and domestic actions for Australia. The overarching theme is leadership. The Global Climate Leadership Review identifies which nations are currently leading the low carbon economy, who is leading the international negotiations and provides an annual case...

Australia could get more out of its carbon pricing scheme by focusing its emissions trading efforts on its neighbours rather than Europe. Carbon markets are the forefront of domestic climate policy in Australia. They are now also becoming a core question of diplomacy, as Australia looks to link its emissions trading scheme to that of...

This policy brief explains the main outcomes of the latest UN climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. The talks produced significant progress and have important implications for Australia’s domestic climate change policies as we enter 2012 and head towards a legally binding agreement by 2015. The 2011 Durban Climate Summit ended with the adoption of...

This policy brief places the upcoming climate change negotiations in Durban in their historical and domestic policy context, provides an overview of the key political decision that will confront Ministers, outlines scenarios illustrating success and failure, and defines Australia's role internationally. With the recent passage of the Australian emissions trading scheme through the Parliament, our...