Australia’s cap and trade system, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), is being reintroduced into Parliament this week, after two rejections in 2009 (see here and here). However, it is almost certain that it will fail again, following decreasing public support for the policy after the Copenhagen conference and Tony Abbott’s ascension to the opposition leadership.

To start with, public support for Prime minister Kevin Rudd’s flagship policy has dived 10 points from 66 ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia%e2%80%99s-climate-policy-backlash/feed/ 0 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-senate-rejects-cprs%e2%80%a6again/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-senate-rejects-cprs%e2%80%a6again/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:17:47 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=4162

Following five weeks of intense negotiations between the Rudd government and the Opposition, the Australian Senate voted once more, by 41 to 33, against bills that would have established the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). The Greens, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, and Family First Senator Steve Fielding joined the Opposition (Liberals + Nationals) in voting down the scheme (SMH 02/12/09).

 The Minerals Council of Australia and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-senate-rejects-cprs%e2%80%a6again/feed/ 1 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-opposition-unveils-proposed-ets-amendments/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-opposition-unveils-proposed-ets-amendments/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:40:37 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=3953

After the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme’s defeat in Senate last August, the Australian Opposition, the Coalition (Liberals + Nationals), had until last Sunday to propose amendments before the reintroduction of the bill in November (for previous developments, see here). After a Party meeting lasting more than four hours yesterday, Mr. Turnbull, the Opposition leader, confirmed the partyroom had endorsed his strategy, backing “commonsense amendments” which, if agreed to, “would save thousands of Australian jobs”(The ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-opposition-unveils-proposed-ets-amendments/feed/ 1 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/is-australia-flying-blind-on-emissions-legislation/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/is-australia-flying-blind-on-emissions-legislation/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:15 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=3864

The Australian domestic climate surrounding the emission trading scheme issue contrasts with the confidence and dynamism demonstrated by Labour Prime minister Kevin Rudd in multilateral talks. Mr Rudd was in New York late September to advance international negotiations on strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the December Copenhagen summit. He met Bill Clinton to discuss climate change and positioned Australia as a middle-power honest broker that can help smooth the way between the ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/is-australia-flying-blind-on-emissions-legislation/feed/ 2 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-senate-rejects-cprs/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-senate-rejects-cprs/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:43:00 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=3716

Cloud over climate climate change deal in Parliament House, Canberra

On Thursday (13/08/09), the Australian Senate defeated the Rudd Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), a legislative package made up of a Carbon emission trading scheme and ten related bills (click here for previous developments). The Opposition, Greens, and the independents, Nick Xenophon and Steve Fielding, voted to defeat the package 42 to 30. Prime Minister Rudd has called the day “a disappointing day for ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australian-senate-rejects-cprs/feed/ 1 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-releases-draft-carbon-trading-regulations/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-releases-draft-carbon-trading-regulations/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:39:12 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=3415

The Rudd government has just released (19/06/09) draft regulations for the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), outlining how carbon emissions will be measured and industry compensation calculated. The draft regulations specify the framework for the Emission Intensive-Trade Exposed assistance program, application procedures and reporting requirements for eligible entities under the program.

The regulations just published are the first of several disclosures on how the country’s emissions trading scheme will take shape, Australia’s Climate Change Minister ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-releases-draft-carbon-trading-regulations/feed/ 2 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-divided-on-new-ets/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-divided-on-new-ets/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 13:36:39 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=3098

Australian Senate (flickr Aschaf)

Last week, in the biggest policy reversal of his prime ministership, aimed at wooing big businesses and the Liberal Party, Kevin Rudd announced important changes concerning Australia’s emission trading scheme.

Firstly, Prime Minister Rudd announced the delay of the scheme of one year, pushing back the start date to July 2011, in order to manage the impact of the global recession. Australia will also fix the trading price of carbon at AU$ 10 (US$ 7.35, ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-divided-on-new-ets/feed/ 1 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australias-coal-future-is-safe/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australias-coal-future-is-safe/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:07:12 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=3143

As predicted in Climatico’s last national climate policy report, Australia has just taken the lead, along with Britain, in the development of Carbon Capture and Storage. A few days ago, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd inaugurated the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute in Canberra, with its 85 members, ranging from the governments of Japan and the US to giant coal and oil companies. The Institute will receive up to AU$ 100 million in government funding ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australias-coal-future-is-safe/feed/ 0 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-in-climate-change-blackout/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-in-climate-change-blackout/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:01:05 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=2623

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Earth Hour has grown far beyond the expectations of its organiser, WWF Australia, with about one billion people around the world following Sydney’s lead and switching off lights on Saturday night. The United Nations is calling it “the largest demonstration of public concern about climate change ever attempted”. Earth Hour originated in Sydney in 2007, with just 2.2 million Sydneysiders taking part. On Saturday, 3000 cities and towns in more than 90 countries ... Read More...]]> http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australia-in-climate-change-blackout/feed/ 0 http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australias-greenpower-scheme-threatened/ http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/post/australias-greenpower-scheme-threatened/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:20:40 +0000 Adeline Dontenville http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/?p=2454

Since it was first introduced in 1997 as “a world-first” in greenhouse gas reductions, the GreenPower programme has demonstrated that the Australian population feels concerned about climate change. GreenPower is a government accreditation program for renewable energy, which enables households and businesses to buy “green energy” from their providers at an extra cost. The money raised is then invested by energy companies in renewable energy sources like wind, biomass and hydropower.

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