Maintaining the commons
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While everyone’s eyes were turned to the Federal budget last Tuesday, the NSW government released a very controversial piece of draft legislation that will remove restrictions on land clearance and, despite…
Written with Freya Bundey Throughout the election campaign, the Coalition has claimed that they are committed to the same carbon dioxide emission reduction target as the Labor government. However last…
The Queensland government recently pushed through legislation that allows cattle grazing in five national parks and eight reserves. At the same time, they removed protections for remnant vegetation on…
The Coalition uses the phrase “Direct Action” to obscure the fact that they take a voluntary approach to environmental policy. The policy has been described as a farce and a non-optimal, do-nothing approach…
The Coalition has repeatedly stated that the carbon pricing scheme will be repealed should it win office. Given recent polls, the alternative policy they propose must be scrutinised and despite their attempt…
A recent decision by the executive board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) creates an incongruous Australian carbon pricing scheme. Companies will be able to offset some of their carbon emissions…
Submissions to the Climate Change Authority’s Issues Paper for the renewable energy target (RET) review have thrown up a few surprises. The renewable energy target ensures that 20% of Australia’s electricity…
Power prices are a hot political topic at the moment. While politicians argue about who is to blame for higher prices, the renewable energy target (RET) is also being reviewed. The RET has been the focus…
There has been considerable hyperbole regarding the impact of the carbon price on household budgets and small businesses. The Federal opposition’s scare campaign has included labelling the carbon price…
HRL’s proposed brown coal-gas hybrid plant in the La Trobe Valley in Victoria was last year limited in size to 300 megawatts by a Victorian Environmental Protection Agency decision. A challenge to this…