Environment
Alternative labels
Natural environment
Discussion paper
Gas bagging: the case against the Beetaloo Basin gas development
This analysis shows that in most cases, the alleged benefits of Beetaloo gas development being touted by the NT Government, and subsidised by the Australian Government, are in direct conflict with observable, publicly-available economic data, and also with much of the economic, emissions and fiscal modelling undertaken to date.
Report
Farming for the future: how paying for public goods can create a thriving rural economy
The authors of this report argue that all farms in te United Kingdom could become economically viable through a mix of agricultural income and payments for carbon sequestration, when those payments match the value attached to climate change mitigation elsewhere in the economy.
Report
Win-win under our oceans: climate-related marine invasive species
This inquiry was established to consider the range spread of the native long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii)—commonly called 'Centro'—which is an endemic species to New South Wales (NSW) waters.
Report
Murray-Darling Basin Plan: implementation review 2023 – interim report
This interim report assesses and makes findings about the progress made toward implementing the Murray–Darling Basin Plan since 2018. It makes a number of interim recommendations about the actions needed to achieve full implementation of the Basin Plan and to strengthen and simplify the framework.
Report
Legal opinion – gaps in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and other federal laws for protection of the climate
The Climate Council commissioned Professor Jacqueline Peel, Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, and Professor of Environmental and Climate Law at the University of Melbourne Law School, to produce this report examining the gaps in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and other federal laws for protection of the climate.