The Australian Government has set a national target to reduce emissions by 62–70% below 2005 levels by 2035. This plan provides a pathway to achieve the 2035 target. It is focused on five priorities: clean electricity, lowering emissions, expanding clean fuel use, accelerating new technologies and net carbon removals scaled up.

In Australia, residential buildings account for 11% of greenhouse gas emissions. This report presents the findings of a 2023 survey to understand how Australians handle the decision to make a home energy upgrade. Understanding the capabilities, opportunities and motivations driving home energy upgrade decisions is the first step in identifying ways to increase uptake.

This interim report, one of the five productivity inquiries to boost Australia’s productivity, finds that consistent incentives and faster approvals are key to the net zero transformation. It presents draft recommendations focused on: reducing the cost of meeting emissions targets, speeding up approvals for new energy infrastructure and addressing barriers to private investment in adaptation.

The Clean Energy Regulator administers Australian Government emission reduction schemes. The priorities describe the regulator's compliance and enforcement focus for the year ahead. They highlight areas of actual and potential risk to the integrity of the schemes. A strong compliance and enforcement framework is fundamental to maintaining the integrity of the schemes and accelerating carbon...

The Safeguard Mechanism is the federal government’s net zero policy which targets and mandates large projects and facilities to reduce emissions. This paper finds that the carbon credit cost under the Safeguard Mechanism represents a more significant risk to Australia’s exporters than the tariffs imposed by the United States Trump Administration.