CPD fellow Mark Connelly reviews the Rudd Government’s performance on residential energy conservation: Under the recommendations of the Garnaut Climate Change Review, residential electricity prices are projected to rise by 21 to 31 per cent by 2020. The review recommends mitigation strategies for low-income households, but there is little discussion of helping Australians change their energy use behaviour to reduce consumption. If Australians can be assisted and motivated to reduce their household energy consumption, they may be able to mitigate the projected increase in their electricity bill, while contributing to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. more
Articles tagged: energy
Inclusion in Mark Diesendorf’s new book
Regina Betz and Iain MacGill’s case against carbon compensation is featured in Mark Diesendorf’s new book Climate Action. They make the case that good governance in a national Emissions Trading Scheme requires 100% auctioning.
Fencing Wire and Mirrors: the World of the National Energy System
Gavan McDonell untangles the history and politics of Australia’s National Energy Market. more
Emissions Trading: Good Governance Requires 100% Auctioning
In advance of the Garnaut Review’s final report, Iain McGill and Regina Betz argue that the introduction of a national Emissions Trading Scheme should see all permits auctioned rather than given away to industry. more
Carbon Markets in the Laboratory
Andrew Reeson and Karel Nolles examine how experimental economics can inform carbon market design. more
Energy efficiency: the smart way to cool the climate
Jane Castle argues that changes to the way Australia’s energy market works will make it easier to green our economy. more
Global warming and the case for a coal tax
Australia can outpace the Kyoto process without having to go it alone, writes John Perkins. more
Not all roads lead to Rome: Crisis without collapse
CPD members are invited to join Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Upside of Down, and CPD fellow Ian Dunlop in Sydney on August 27th to discuss how we can build our capacity to deal with environmental and economic crises. more
Towards a realistic climate change policy
The Emissions Trading Task Group is a creature of another age – an age before we knew just how seriously our activities were jeapardising the climate. Former senior oil & coal industry executive Ian Dunlop argues that both sides of Australian politics need to wake up and smell the climate science. more