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Reports and Publications

Last updated: 1 Jul 2025

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The authority publishes reports for periodic reviews of legislation, special reviews and self-initiated research.

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

The Climate Change Authority Act 2011 empowers the Authority to initiate its own research on climate change.

Publications

Scientist collecting a sediment core to assess carbon sequestration rates in the sediment of a tidal seagrass bed

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…
  • Special Reviews
  • Reports and Reviews

Economic Data for a Decarbonising World

15 December 2021: This Insights Paper outlines how Australian economic data could evolve to help policymakers, business and communities navigate the transition…
  • Research reports

Paris Plus: Trade and Investment Trends in a Decarbonising World

1 November 2021: This research report examines the global reorientation in trade and investment underway in the transition to net zero emissions, and what this…
  • Research reports

Paris Plus: From Cost to Competitive Advantage

8 October 2021: This Insights Paper outlines the Authority's strategic framework and priorities for work to ensure Australia can set increasingly ambitious…
  • Research reports

2020 Review of the Emissions Reduction Fund

9 October 2020: The Authority published it third legislative review of the Emissions Reduction Fund.
  • Legislative reviews
  • ACCU review
Economic recovery

Economic Recovery, Resilience and Prosperity After the Coronavirus

17 July 2020: The Climate Change Authority has published a new report, Economic Recovery, Resilience and Prosperity After the Coronavirus, outlining measures…
  • Research reports

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