Legislative reviews

The Climate Change Authority Act 2011 tasks the Authority to carry out periodic reviews of the legislation underpinning the Emissions Reduction Fund (Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011) and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme ( National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007). The Minister for Climate Change and Energy or the Australian Parliament can also ask the Authority to do special reviews on climate change issues.

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2022 Review of International Offsets

The review provides the Authority’s advice on the use of international carbon offsets in the context of the Paris Agreement, focusing on the Australian Governme
2020 Review of the Emissions Reduction Fund

9 October 2020: The Authority published it third legislative review of the Emissions Reduction Fund.
2018 Review of National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act

21 December 2018: The Climate Change Authority has published its latest five-yearly legislative review of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting legislati
2018 Review of the National Wind Farm Commissioner

31 May 2018: The National Wind Farm Commissioner was appointed by the Australian Government in late 2015 in response to community concerns about wind farms.
2017 Review of the Emissions Reduction Fund

11 December, 2017: The Climate Change Authority has released its latest legislative review of the Emissions Reduction Fund.
2017 Towards the next generation: delivering affordable, secure and lower emissions power

2 June 2017: The Authority and Australian Energy Market Commission have published Towards the next generation: delivering affordable, secure and lower emissions
2014 Carbon Farming Initiative Review

22 December 2014: The Climate Change Authority released its statutory review of the Carbon Farming Initiative.
2012 & 2014 Renewable Energy Target reviews

The Climate Change Authority completed its first statutory review of the Renewable Energy Target scheme in December 2012 and has an obligation to review the sch
2014 Review into an Australian Emissions Trading Scheme and UN targets

2 July 2014: The Climate Change Authority's response to the Minister for the Environment's request that it review whether Australia should have an Emissions Tra
2014 Targets and Progress Review

27 February 2014: The Climate Change Authority has completed its Review of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

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