Australia's climate change timeline detailed

Annabelle Workman.

 

With the Australian federal election just over a week away, it’s a good time to review the key milestones in Australian climate policy since the last federal election in September 2013.

After winning office, the Abbott government successfully repealed the “carbon tax”. However, an eclectic group of senators banded together to thwart attempts to remove other elements of Julia Gillard’s carbon price package, including several influential climate change agencies.

Anita Talberg.

Heading into the July 2 election, both parties are clear on their climate policy platforms, committing to distinct approaches to meet international and domestic obligations.


Labor has pledged to establish two emissions trading schemes and achieve a goal of 50% renewables by 2030. While the Coalition, under Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, is standing by its Direct Action plan and the pursuit of technological innovation

Read the piece on The Conversation by a PhD student from the Australian-German Climate and Energy College and EU Centre on Shared Complex Challenges at the University of Melbourne, Annabelle Workman, and another PhD student from the Australian-German Climate and Energy College, Anita Talberg - “Timeline: Australia’s climate policy.”