Climate, energy and resources
Treasury has delayed the start of its new climate reporting regime by six months. But heavy emitters and private companies are among those that still have major gripes with how the new regime will operate.
As Greg Combet prepares to start a new role at the Future Fund, it is difficult to see how the agency he's leaving behind will play a significant role in Australia's net zero transition.
With one eye on the election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became deeply involved in Labor's backdown on vehicle emissions standards two weeks ago.
The Tasmanian marginal seat MP says she will remain in the Liberal Party despite pressure from conservatives, saying: ‘If you want the party to change, change it’.
The factors holding back the energy transition are strikingly similar to those holding back tax reform. Might the solution to both be the same?
The slow rate of electric vehicle switching and adoption of clean industrial technologies will stop Australia from achieving its net zero by 2050 target, Oxford Economics predicts.
