This draft report on Australia’s climate policy options is the second part of the Authority’s Special Review, as requested by the Minister for the Environment. The Authority will look at the full range of policies, including the various types of emissions trading schemes. The draft report lays out how the Authority will evaluate the policy...

The draft report on Australia’s climate policy options is the second part of the Authority’s Special Review, as requested by the Minister for the Environment. The Authority will look at the full range of policies, including the various types of emissions trading schemes. The draft report lays out how the Authority will evaluate the policy...

This first draft report of the Special Review is intended primarily as an input to the Government’s deliberations on emissions reduction targets. The Government has indicated it will announce Australia’s targets by mid-2015, well ahead of the international negotiations for a new climate agreement in Paris in December 2015. The Authority recommends a 2025 target...

Presents the Climate Change Authority's recommendations on Australia's future emissions reduction targets, and constitutes the first part of the Authority's response to the Special Review requested by the Minister for the Environment in December 2014. Background This report builds on the work in the Authority's recent report, Reducing Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Targets and Progress Review...

SUMMARY The Authority is required by legislation to review the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) every three years; this is its first review. The review has benefited from consultations with stakeholders from a range of sectors and the Authority thanks those who contributed.