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Pulling the Climate trigger: Environment Laws Fit for a Crisis
The Greens have introduced a bill to establish a ‘climate trigger’ in Australia’s environment laws which would force the government to take into account the climate impacts of fossil fuel…
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National Energy Emissions Audit - December Update
Welcome to the December 2019 issue of the NEEA Electricity Update, with data updated to the end of November 2019. The Electricity Update presents data onelectricity demand, electricity supply, and…
Solar energy in Australia: health and environmental costs and benefits
Australia has some of the best conditions in the world for producing solar energy, and new research suggests it is also the nation’s preferred future energy option. This paper considers…
Submission to the Do Not Call Register Statutory Review
In its submission to the Do Not Call Register Statutory Review, The Australia Institute argues that the current system of regulating unwanted telemarketing calls needs to be overhauled in recognition…
With Friends Like Bjorn Lomborg, Environmentalists Don't Need Enemies
Clive Hamilton and Hal Turton respond critically to some of the recent claims made in bestselling book ‘The Skeptical Environmentalist’ by Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish statistician who claims to be…
Business Tax Reform and the Environment: Emissions trading as a tax reform option
The purpose of this paper is to explore a number of feasible reforms to business taxation that go further than the Ralph review. It argues for the early introduction of…
Comparison of emission sources and emission trends among OECD countries
This study, prepared for the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, is an analysis of the structure and causes of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia compared to a number…
Raising revenue right: Better tax ideas for the 48th Parliament
The 48th Parliament has the opportunity to tackle some of Australia’s biggest problems – inequality, poverty, sustainability, health and education challenges. Tackling these problems will take revenue. Fortunately, there is…