Emissions reduction
Alternative labels
Carbon abatement
Emission reduction
Report
How an accounting shift could conceal millions of tonnes of coal mine emissions
This report investigates the historical implementation and potential implications of expanding the current application of company-led reporting for open-cut coal mines across Australia. It does so through an assessment of eight operating and two proposed coal mines, and a comparison of emission reporting under respective state-based emissions factors.
Journal article
Global health and climate action: achievements and imperatives from COP28
This article explores the public health achievements and the imperatives from COP28, warning that there are a number of loopholes in the conference outcomes regarding the continued use of fossil fuels. The authors assert that policymakers and practitioners must advocate for evidence-based policies that prioritise the wellbeing of all.
Discussion paper
Embodied carbon emissions in Australia’s built environment
This paper lays out how the built environment contributes to Australia’s carbon emissions and why we need to focus on upfront embodied carbon now. Based on research findings from Australia and abroad, it highlights the issues that need to be addressed to successfully tackle embodied carbon and to achieve Australia’s commitment to net zero carbon...
Report
Decarbonising Australia's transport sector: diverse solutions for a credible emissions reduction plan
This report examines what a credible plan to decarbonise Australia’s transport sector could look like, going beyond electric vehicles and giving the country more options to reduce the third-largest and fastest-growing source of emissions.
Report
A second wind: maximising the economic opportunity for UK wind manufacturing
The United Kingdom needs a comprehensive green industrial strategy for the wind sector, bringing together deployment targets and the enabling expansion in wind manufacturing. The authors of this paper set out a series of coordinated industrial policies for the wind sector.