Inside Story

National affairs Europe, Australia and the slow death of carbon trading Fergus Green 22 May 2013 Europe’s carbon pricing woes cast further doubt on the credibility of Australia’s scheme and on Treasury’s forecasts of the revenue it will reap for the budget National affairs Not so fast to the green scheme graveyard Fergus Green 30 April 2012 As politicians take the razor to state and federal “complementary” climate policies, Fergus Green examines their role with the federal carbon price looming International Why the ratchet mechanism is (almost) everything in Paris Fergus Green 11 December 2015 Without a credible mechanism for intensifying climate action over time, the Paris agreement will do nothing to bridge the chasm between what is possible now and what is needed in… National affairs A clean energy future for whom? Fergus Green 13 July 2011 Fergus Green unpacks the carbon pricing package to discover, at its core, a tension between fundamentally different visions for the future of Australia’s economy…

National affairs Coalition of the Unenlightened could repeal the carbon tax in 2014 Fergus Green 11 September 2013 Tony Abbott might have pledged in blood to repeal the Australian carbon pricing scheme, but what’s likely to happen once the obstacles are clear? Fergus Green… National affairs “Kerrigan Clause” may be no bar to Abbott’s pledge Fergus Green 20 October 2011 An Abbott government may well be able to repeal the carbon tax without paying compensation to the holders of carbon units. Fergus Green explains how National affairs Climate policy and our sphere of influence Fergus Green 2 August 2012 Our policies have focused on the small portion of emissions that we account for within Australia. It’s time to start thinking about how we can influence emissions beyond our… International Britain’s tough new test for fossil fuel projects Fergus Green 3 July 2025 Britain has leapfrogged Australia with strong rules for proposed fossil fuel projects