With the annual traded value of Australian carbon credits passing $1 billion for the first time, this report examines how Australia’s carbon market is evolving. It provides insights on the state of the carbon market and its contribution to net zero targets, as well as the importance of action to reduce emissions by large emitters...

This position paper outlines six priorities for the 2025 Australian federal election, aimed at limiting the long-term costs of unmitigated climate change. The brief calls for ambitious climate policies including strengthened emissions reduction targets and greater investment in carbon credit frameworks.

This paper argues that the incoming Albanese Government’s 'Powering Australia' plan outlines a path forward to greater climate ambition and emissions reduction for Australia. However, to truly end the 'climate wars' and overcome the political shortsightedness that has paralysed Australian climate policy for over a decade, the federal government and this Parliament must do more.

This survey has been conducted since 2014, and is in its seventh year, allowing the Carbon Market Institute (CMI) to track trends.

Each year the Carbon Market Institute (CMI) surveys the attitudes of Australian business and industry to gauge views on climate and energy policy, corporate climate action and economic implications of international developments. The 2020 survey is the sixth in a series, allowing the CMI to track trends on business views and practices.