Environment
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Natural environment
Report
Petroleum exploration permit 11 (PEP 11): recent developments
This paper provides some background information on PEP 11 and an overview of the current regulatory framework.
Report
Sustaining the political mandate for climate action
This report summarises the findings of a collaboration between Lancaster University, the Climate Coalition and the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. The findings reflect not only the perspectives of MPs, but also their views on how climate change is considered by their parliamentary colleagues.
Report
The changing climate policy landscape: considerations for policymakers and the needs of investors
This report summarises how global climate policy has developed and to describe the core features that should underpin climate policy going forward. Several case studies are provided to illustrate effective climate finance policy in Australia, the European Union, Japan and the United States.
Policy report
Revitalising the Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a lynchpin for global climate solidarity and plays an important role in supporting climate action in developing countries. The authors of this paper argue that Australia should rejoin the fund to further its own strategic climate objectives.
Report
Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
This report finds that alongside dramatic changes to biodiversity and ecosystems, the global economic cost of invasive alien species exceeded $423 billion annually in 2019, with costs having at least quadrupled every decade since 1970.