Climate Change



Before the budget the Australian Government announced a new program, Future Made in Australia. The program’s main objective is to provide substantial government financial assistance… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2024: Future Made in Australia

Australia’s carbon markets will soon have a new asset category: the Safeguard Mechanism Credit unit (SMC). Under the reformed Safeguard Mechanism which took effect on… Read More ›

The Reformed Safeguard Mechanism and Its Income Tax Implications

In a recent decision in Vanderstock v Victoria, the High Court by majority found that a Victorian levy on the use of zero and low-emission… Read More ›

High Court Holds State Consumption Taxes Constitutionally Invalid

Energy justice is a 21st century concept that has emerged in research across many academic disciplines. For law, energy justice often refers to the application… Read More ›

The Importance of Energy Justice for Oil and Gas Taxation

Australia has now formalised its Paris Agreement commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 to reach net… Read More ›

[October Budget 2022] Demand-Side Climate Related Measures

The report “Business Fleets and EVs: Taxation Changes to support home charging from the grid” released by the Reliable Affordable Clean Energy Centre (RACE for… Read More ›

Business Fleets and Electric Vehicles: Taxation Changes to Support Home Charging From the Grid and Affordability

On 25 July 2022, Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party Opposition in the United Kingdom gave a speech setting out his party’s plan… Read More ›

Coupling Economic Growth With Emissions Reductions in the US and UK

Cutting the fuel excise for a six month was one of the main announcements in the 2022-23 Budget. It shows that the policy can be… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Vehicle Taxing Dilemma Between Environment and Inequality

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