Australia’s Climate Change Policy Review – EDOs of Australia submission, May 2017.
This EDOs of Australia submission outlines 12 main recommendations for the future of Australia’s climate policy, including:
- Setting long-term and interim reduction targets in climate legislation that will achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals
- Putting a price on pollution
- Considering risks and impacts of 2 degrees warming (or higher) when assessing ‘policy impacts’
- Integrating climate considerations, emissions and targets in National Energy Market laws and decisions
- Adopt a climate change impact trigger and land-clearing trigger under national environmental law
- Identifying and reducing subsidies for polluting activities, and support communities in transition
- Increase government capacity and resourcing for effective climate change responses
