The Safeguard Mechanism is the federal government’s net zero policy which targets and mandates large projects and facilities to reduce emissions. This paper finds that the carbon credit cost under the Safeguard Mechanism represents a more significant risk to Australia’s exporters than the tariffs imposed by the United States Trump Administration.

The Clean Energy Regulator administers Australian Government emission reduction schemes. The priorities describe the regulator's compliance and enforcement focus for the year ahead. They highlight areas of actual and potential risk to the integrity of the schemes. A strong compliance and enforcement framework is fundamental to maintaining the integrity of the schemes and accelerating carbon...

This evaluation provides a significant body of current evidence addressing the effectiveness of the Basin Plan’s implementation, the observed outcomes of activities and processes, and the Plan’s overall impact and contribution to observed changes.

Under the Paris Agreement, nations are required to submit new 2035 targets to cut climate pollution. This report provides new, detailed analysis on a scientifically credible, Paris-aligned target for Australia. It finds that net zero by 2035 is the only target available to Australia with a strong chance of contributing to holding global warming below...

Australia must protect or conserve nature on an additional 60 million hectares of land over the next five years. This paper examines how tax concessions for farmers and landholders who adopt conservation covenants might influence farmers' decisions to enter conservation covenants. It shows how the complexity and uncertain benefits of this incentive are likely limiting...