Like many countries, Australia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and has many years of experience with...
Australia’s Most Significant Climate Policies and Programs in 2023
The Expanded Capacity Investment Scheme Australia continues to lag in progress and ambition in the global decarbonization race. However, some...
Australia: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Hepburn Shire Hepburn Z-NET is a community partnership project to transition Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, the first zero-net emission...
Australia: COP 28 Recommendations for Strengthening Country Climate Ambition
Dear Dr Sally Box (Head of Australian Delegation – Negotiations, sally.box@dcceew.gov.au) and Mr David Higgins (Head of Australian Delegation –...
Australia Produces Timely, Comprehensive, Useful Reports for the Current Year
Rating A Australia releases an inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions every quarter. This inventory is a public document that can...
Australian Farmers Need More Technical and Financial Support to Address the Negative Impacts of Climate Change
Rating: C Australian farmers have coped with challenging conditions and weather extremes for many years. However, their ability to continue...
Australia’s Comprehensive Water Management System is Being Pressured by Rising Carbon Emissions
Rating B (Moderately Effective)In Australia, water usage and availability have changed significantly over the last decade due to climate change...
Promising New Policies in Australia, such as Safeguard Mechanism Amendment Bill, but Will They Be Introduced on Time?
PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating: C (Standing Still) Australian reporting on greenhouse gas emissions is publicly available on the Australian...
Australia’s Climate Emergency Declaration Campaign
On December 5th, 2016, the City of Darebin, a local government in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, made history by becoming the...
Australia has a revised target of reducing emissions by only 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, but even this goal may not be reached
In June 2022, the new Australian left-wing Labor federal government committed to a revised target of reducing emissions by 43%...