Amid predictable exchanges of hysteria and jubilation from the warring factions in the carbon price debate, a more fundamental set of concerns about Ross Garnaut’s advice has been missed, writes Fergus Green, a lawyer and policy analyst specialising in climate change.
Garnaut review
Carbon price: Garnaut backs Labor’s scheme
Ross Garnaut’s latest updates backs the Labor-Greens carbon pricing model - but hands Labor an unexpected boost in the looming battle over industry compensation.
The Long View: communicating the science honestly
It’s the Gillard versus Abbott drawcard event. The debate over carbon price legislation is a decisive battle in Australia’s climate policy war, writes author David Spratt.
Garnaut details the potential of ‘green carbon’ — but we need a price
Ross Garnaut has returned to the issue of biosequestration, and shows a carbon price, not “direct action” is needed to realise its benefits.
Garnaut out thinks the government on trade exposure
The government wants to give free permits to industries affected by a national carbon trading scheme. But Professor of Economics Joshus Gans argues Ross Garnaut’s solution is superior.
Garnaut target falls desperately short
Ross Garnaut’s Supplementary Draft Report to be released on Friday will propose a carbon reduction trajectory based on a 0-15% reduction on 2000 emission levels by 2020, according to sources close to the review, reports Bernard Keane.
