Environment
Alternative labels
Natural environment
Report
The state of the climate in the South-West Pacific 2024 report
This report warns that unprecedented ocean warming, sea level rise, and extreme weather are endangering lives, ecosystems, and economies across the South-West Pacific. It calls for urgent investment in adaptation, early warnings and climate-resilient development.
Report
Offshore wind industry consultation process
This report focuses on the steps taken by the Australian Government to consult on the first stage of the development of an offshore wind industry and the key issues raised by stakeholders throughout the government’s consultation process. It provides five recommendations.
Report
A price on carbon: building towards an Asian CBAM
This report calls for coordinated, targeted government intervention from industrial economies across the Asia-Pacific to address unpriced emissions in the production of fossil fuel-intensive commodity processing. Recommended measures include an Asian Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Briefing paper
Consideration of environmental impacts in health technology assessment
Australia’s health system is a major contributor to national greenhouse gas emissions. One way to address this is to consider the environmental impacts of healthcare in health technology assessments (HTA) and decision-making processes. This issues brief provides insights on how integrating environmental impacts into HTAs can contribute to a more environmentally sustainable healthcare system.
Discussion paper
Indigenous-led rights-based approaches to climate litigation
Indigenous peoples are taking a leading role in climate litigation and using it as a strategic platform to drive policy and governance reform. This report provides an in-depth analysis of rights-based climate litigation, making recommendations for how legal services, communities, policymakers and governments can progress climate justice.