Emissions reduction
Alternative labels
Carbon abatement
Emission reduction
Position paper
Affordable and responsible: the Opposition’s plan for affordable energy and lower emissions
The plan is built on two core principles: affordable energy and lower emissions – securing Australia’s energy future through practical, balanced and responsible action. It proposes lower emissions each year on average, as quickly and responsibly as technology allows. The plan remains committed to the Paris Agreement and for Australia to do its fair share...
Strategy
Australian carbon dioxide removal roadmap
The roadmap details the potential for a novel Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) industry that could help Australia reach net zero. CDR refers to approaches that remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. The roadmap estimates the capacity and cost of a selection of novel CDR technologies and identifies the steps required to develop and deploy them.
Report
Emissions gap report 2025: off target
An analysis of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has slightly fallen, but not by enough to avoid a serious escalation of climate risks and damages. It finds this overshoot must be limited through faster and bigger reductions in greenhouse...
Discussion paper
Delivering a high energy Australia
A blueprint for a high energy Australia finds that net zero is failing Australians and proposes guiding principles for an alternative path forward. The paper provides a set of policy recommendations representing a framework for restoring national strength through abundant, affordable energy, revitalising Australia’s industrial base and re-establishing an environmental ethic of stewardship rather than...
Report
Bills down, emissions down: a practical path to net-zero electricity
This report finds that Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving ‘policy room’ for the federal government to cut emissions in the electricity sector without hurting households. It recommends a three-pronged strategy to accelerate the push to net zero.