Submissions

The independent Climate Institute urged the Government and Senate to improve the CPRS Bill and surrounding policy to help achieve a “double dividend” of an effective global climate agreement and an Australian economy prospering in a carbon-constrained world.

• Submission
• Additional responses to Select Committee on Climate Policy

Proposals from Government and special pleading from business groups that emission intensive trade exposed companies should receive handouts are likely to come at a substantial economic cost to the wider community, according to independent economic analysis commissioned by The Climate Institute for it’s submission to the Government’s Green Paper.

• Green Paper Submission

Productivity Commissions (PC) report on complementary measures to emissions trading is an important contribution to the climate debate but fails to recognise the significant role complementary measures such as clean energy targets and energy efficiency policy play unlocking Australia’s clean energy future.

The Institute’s initial response is that while there are many conclusions in the PC report that should be supported such as a review of tax incentive and tariffs, the Institute is concerned that this textbook economic analysis is too blinkered.

• full response

•   Full response from the Climate Institute to the Garnaut Climate Change Review