Greenhouse gas mitigation
Alternative labels
Carbon dioxide mitigation
Journal article
Addressing the carbon footprint of health organisations: eight lessons for implementation
The scientific evidence for global warming is overwhelming. Health organisations, as large carbon polluters, are at significant ‘carbon risk’ and must act to reduce their carbon emissions.
Guide
Australia's climate safeguard mechanism
This guide explains Australia’s climate safeguard mechanism, which is an important component of Australian’s central climate change policy, the Emissions Reduction Fund.
Discussion paper
Sunk costs: carbon capture and storage will miss every target set for it
This paper argues that the floundering of carbon capture and storage (CCS) over the past decade means that we cannot rely on it to reduce emissions from electricity generation. That sector should be decarbonised through uptake of renewable energy, closure of fossil fuel power plants and increased energy efficiency.
Discussion paper
New Zealand’s potential accession to International Maritime Organization treaty - MARPOL Annex VI: prevention of air pollution from ships
This consultation seeks views from the public and interested parties on whether New Zealand should sign up to an international treaty for the prevention of air emissions from ships.
Conference paper
Families, children and car: the environmental cost of chauffeuring children
Parenting responsibilities in the context of children’s mobility have been subject to a substantial change over the last few decades. Children’s current activities and travel patterns are significantly different to the previous generations when they were at the same age. Today’s children are exposed to increased car use and are chauffeured for the majority of...