Subsidies
Report
Dead and buried: why our green hydrogen hope is gone for good
Green hydrogen is often heralded in Australia’s net zero ambitions, but this paper posits that it is not viable today and won’t be in the foreseeable future. The paper examines why green hydrogen will likely remain prohibitively expensive, why projects are stalling and how the recently announced Orica subsidy exposes Australia’s strategy as untenable.
Briefing paper
Transition tax incentive: reforming fuel tax credits into a decarbonisation tailwind
A policy proposal to phase-out Australia's Fuel Tax Credit scheme, which subsidises imported high-emissions diesel use, with a transition tax incentive scheme to accelerate electrification and decarbonisation. This paper argues that the fuel tax does not fund roads – it is industry assistance.
Report
Pretence of necessity
This report reviews the New Zealand government’s climate change strategy and argues the strategy is based on a misunderstanding of the relationship between the emission trading scheme (ETS) and other policies.
Report
Measuring fossil fuel subsidies in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals
This report provides a statistical methodology for measuring fossil fuel subsidies, aimed at guiding countries on collecting data that will help evaluate the progress towards phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
Working paper
Effective marginal tax rates: the New Zealand case
This paper presents an algebraic approach to estimating Effective Marginal Tax Rates (EMTRs) in New Zealand.