Australians are facing risks of damaging climate change. Without strong and early action by Australia and all major economies we are likely to face severe and costly impacts on Australia’s prosperity and enjoyment of life, according to the Garnaut Climate Change Review’s Draft Report, released on 4 July. The Garnaut Climate Change Review has been...

Rapid global economic growth, centred in Asia but now spread across the world, is driving rapid greenhouse gas emissions growth, making earlier projections unrealistic. This paper develops new, illustrative projections for carbon dioxide (from fossil fuels and other sources) and for non-CO2 greenhouse gases. Making adjustments to 2007 World Energy Outlook projections to reflect more...

The introduction of an Australian emissions trading scheme signals the opportunity for profound, long-term structural change for Australia, according to this report. The paper argues for the need to design the scheme on the basis that it will ultimately be part of a global agreement on greenhouse gas mitigation. The Garnaut Climate Change Review’s approach...

This fifth paper issued by the Garnaut Climate Change Review is based on the discussion at a public forum on 19 February 2007, other discussions with stakeholders and internal research. Issues related to the adoption of low-emission technologies and practices in transport, land-use and buildings are interlinked, but for the purposes of clarity this paper...

Australia is relatively well placed to do well in a world of comprehensive global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Professor Ross Garnaut. Australia should promote strong global action on climate change and be prepared to match the commitments of other developed nations, according to this report. From the executive summary: This interim...