Climate Change



Australia has now formalised its Paris Agreement commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 to reach net… Read More ›

[October Budget 2022] Demand-Side Climate Related Measures

The report “Business Fleets and EVs: Taxation Changes to support home charging from the grid” released by the Reliable Affordable Clean Energy Centre (RACE for… Read More ›

Business Fleets and Electric Vehicles: Taxation Changes to Support Home Charging From the Grid and Affordability

On 25 July 2022, Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party Opposition in the United Kingdom gave a speech setting out his party’s plan… Read More ›

Coupling Economic Growth With Emissions Reductions in the US and UK

Cutting the fuel excise for a six month was one of the main announcements in the 2022-23 Budget. It shows that the policy can be… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Vehicle Taxing Dilemma Between Environment and Inequality

In the 2022-23 Budget the Commonwealth Government has allocated up to $6 billion over the next two years for disaster relief for those affected by… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Natural Disasters and Government Policy Challenges

The fossil fuel excise has been cut by 50% in the Federal Budget, effective from 30 March 2022 and will continue for the next six… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Petrol Excise Cut in the Budget! What About the Transition to Zero-Emission Cars?

The extreme flooding in early March 2022 badly impacted communities north and south of Brisbane and around Sydney. During that same period in March, Melbourne… Read More ›

There Has Been Plenty of Rain, Do We Need a Water Tax?

If there’s one thing that most governments can agree on, it’s that innovation is a good thing. As a result, the last twenty years have… Read More ›

Innovation in the Face of the Climate Crisis: Time to Reform Australia’s R&D Tax Incentive

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