Download or read book An Assessment of Australia s Climate Change Policies written by Wendy Ann Howe and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Australia, the climate change debate emerged in the late 1980's as a response to rising global awareness of the issue, and right from the start the disparity between what is right for the environment and what is right for the economy began to dictate government policy directions. As early as 1990, the Federal government, when speaking about climate change, made it very clear that it would not proceed with measures which have net adverse economic impacts nationally or on Australia's trade competitiveness. This paper examines Australia's recent climate change policies and some influences on the Federal government to develop effective policy frameworks and market conditions favourable to business interests, and poses the question Are Australia's climate change policies really business development plans?
Download or read book Climate Change Forests and Federalism written by Evgeny Guglyuvatyy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is one of the most serious global challenges facing humankind. Climate change has enormous environmental and economic implications, and finding a solution is a daunting task. The purpose of this book is to look at the global problem of climate change through the prism of an individual country's attempt to tackle this problem. This book begins with a discussion of the origins of climate change and the evolution of the international response to climate change. Key climate change mitigation actions and policies are considered to provide the necessary framework for analysing Australia's approach to climate change. Australia's climate change policy development is considered from a historical perspective. The book traces the evolution of the response to climate change, focusing on Australia as one of the Federal countries unable to adequately reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to the systematic failure of the Australian government to develop a common and effective approach to the problem of climate change. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of environmental law and the contemporary International and Australian climate change law.
Download or read book The Securitization of Climate Change Australian and United States Military Responses 2003 2013 written by Michael Durant Thomas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how the armed forces of the United States and Australia have responded to the threat posed by climate change to national security. Drawing on established securitisation frameworks (‘Copenhagen’ and ‘Paris’ Schools), the author uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques to systematically examine more than 3,500 speeches, policies and doctrinal articles since 2003. Importantly, the author undertakes an examination of the intersection between the political and the military spheres, probing the question of how ideology has influenced the military’s uptake on the issue. In this context, the author identifies the difficulty of an ostensibly apolitical institution responding to what has become both a hyper-political issue and an unprecedented security threat. A close examination of the key political actors – their intent, outlook and political mandate for broader climate action – is therefore crucial to understanding the policy freedom and constraints within which military leaders operate. The book consists of eight chapters divided into four parts, focusing on: perspectives and methodological insights; empirical case studies; case study comparison; and concluding observations. • Offers a rare and systematic examination of military climate policy by a military officer from Australia• Identifies a divergence of Australian military climate policy from that of the US military during the Obama Administration• Develops a unique method that quantifies climate security, enabling a graphical representation for quick and ready reference ideally suited to policy-makers
Download or read book Running from the Storm written by Clive Hamilton and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an account of the key issues that affect climate change policy in Australia, detailing the policy failures, the murky politics, the corruption of the policy process, the influence of the fossil-fuel industries on policy makers, and the ethical issues that underpin the debate.
Download or read book Climate Law in Australia written by Tim Bonyhady and published by Federation Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate Law in Australia provides the first extended account of Australia's new climate law. It examines key federal and state legislation and the main cases brought before Australian courts. It combines incisive legal analysis with a deep understanding of climate-related issues and policy. The authors include leading academics such as Professors Robyn Eckersley, David Farrier, Rob Fowler and Jan McDonald, and leading practitioners such as Charles Berger, Kirsty Ruddock, Chris McGrath, Allison Warburton and Martijn Wilder. The editors are Professor Tim Bonyhady, Director of the Australian Centre for Environmental Law at the Australian National University, and Dr Peter Christoff of the University of Melbourne and Vice President of the Australian Conservation Foundation. The book examines pivotal issues in Australian climate law and policy - the Kyoto Protocol and its alternatives, emissions targets, carbon trading, geosequestration, nuclear decision-making, adaptation to climate change and legal liability. It contains detailed analysis of the leading cases involving the Hazelwood power station, the Anvil Hill, Xstrata and Bowen Basin coal mines, and the Bald Hills and Taralga wind farms. Climate Law in Australia explores both the need for conventional legal regulation and the potential of economic responses to climate change. It shows how climate law has grown in Australia - and how far the law still has to go.
Download or read book Climate Phoenix written by Tony Wood and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australian Climate Policy and Diplomacy written by Ben L. Parr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian Climate Policy and Diplomacy provides a well overdue critique of existing, and high-profile, publications that convey the ‘greenhouse mafia’ hypothesis, which posits that Australia’s weak policy response to climate change is the result of a menacing domestic fossil fuel lobby. Ben L. Parr argues that the shared government–industry discourse about protecting Australia’s industrial competitiveness has had a more decisive influence in shaping and legitimising Australian climate policy than the direct lobbying tactics of the fossil fuel industry. Parr also reveals how the divergent foreign policy discourses and traditions of Australia’s two major political parties – as internationalist versus alliance-focused – have enabled and constrained their climate diplomacy and domestic policies over time. To demonstrate his argument, he presents a discourse analysis woven into a chronological policy narrative, comprising more than 1000 primary texts (media releases, interviews, and speeches) generated by prime ministers and key fossil fuel lobbyists. Overall, this volume illustrates how domestic forces have and are influencing Australia’s climate policy. In doing so, it also provides a framework that can be adapted to examine climate mitigation policies in other countries, notably Canada and the US. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental policy and governance, and Australian climate change policy and politics more specifically, as well as policymakers and practitioners working in these fields.
Download or read book Australia s Climate Change Regime An Alternative Approach to Climate Change written by Wendy Ann Howe and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Australia, the climate change debate emerged in the late 1980's as a response to rising global awareness of the issue, and right from the start the disparity between what is right for the environment and what is right for the economy began to dictate government policy directions. As early as 1990, the Federal government, when speaking about climate change, made it very clear that it would not proceed with measures which have net adverse economic impacts nationally or on Australia's trade competitiveness. This article examines Australia's climate change policies and describes how the current Federal government has been pursuing an alternative approach to climate change policy through its focus on five key international directions. This alternative approach to climate change policies sets no targets, timeframes or benchmarks for emissions reductions. Rather the Australian government argues that emissions reductions can be achieved through voluntary actions and economic incentives for promoting technological innovation. This article assesses this approach to climate change policies and asks how effective this alternative approach is. A quantitative assessment of the Australian government's approach is presented by looking at the national emissions data, and then a qualitative analysis of the intertwining policy directions is explored. This analysis reveals that the political and economic aspirations of the current Australian government have clearly directed climate change policy developments.
Download or read book Responding to Climate Change written by Paul Burton and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South East Queensland has been one of the fastest growing regions of Australia, both in terms of its rapidly growing population and an ever-expanding built environment. It is also one of the most vulnerable regions likely to suffer from the adverse impacts of climate change, especially increased flooding, storms, coastal erosion and drought. Responding to Climate Change: Lessons from an Australian Hotspot brings together the results of cutting-edge research from members of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program, showing how best to respond to anticipated changes and how to overcome barriers to adaptation. The authors treat climate change adaptation as a cross-cutting, multi-level governance policy challenge extending across human settlements, infrastructure, ecosystems, water management, primary industries, emergency management and human health. The research focuses on, but is not limited to, the experience of climate change adaptation in the recognised climate hotspot of South East Queensland. The results of this research will be of interest to planners, policy makers and other practitioners engaged in urban and environmental planning, coastal management, public health, emergency management, and physical infrastructure at the local, regional and metropolitan government scales.
Download or read book Climate Change written by A Barrie Pittock and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely accepted in the scientific community that climate change is a reality, and that changes are happening with increasing rapidity. In this second edition, leading climate researcher Barrie Pittock revisits the effects that global warming is having on our planet, in light of ever-evolving scientific research. Presenting all sides of the arguments about the science and possible remedies, Pittock examines the latest analyses of climate change, such as new and alarming observations regarding Arctic sea ice, the recently published IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, and the policies of the new Australian Government and how they affect the implementation of climate change initiatives. New material focuses on massive investments in large-scale renewables, such as the kind being taken up in California, as well as many smaller-scale activities in individual homes and businesses which are being driven by both regulatory and market mechanisms. The book includes extensive endnotes with links to ongoing and updated information, as well as some new illustrations. While the message is clear that climate change is here (and in some areas, might already be having disastrous effects), there is still hope for the future, and the ideas presented here will inspire people to take action. Climate Change: The Science, Impacts and Solutions is an important reference for students in environmental or social sciences, policy makers, and people who are genuinely concerned about the future of our environment.
Download or read book Method and Criteria for Climate Change Policy Evaluation in Australia written by Evgeny Guglyuvatyy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many countries have already implemented either emission trading schemes (ETS) or carbon taxes or both. National governments tend to prefer ETSs over carbon taxes due to the political acceptability of ETSs. The Australian Government proposed emissions trading as a centerpiece of national climate change policy. However, there is still a debate concerning the choice of instruments for climate change policy. This paper suggests that for a comprehensive policy-making process prospective policy instruments require to be evaluated on a multi-criteria basis. To evaluate carbon tax and emissions trading the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is proposed. To obtain the criteria specific to Australian conditions and assess relative importance of those criteria, the Delphi method is adopted. The Delphi study employs a group of Australian experts to revise and weigh the evaluation criteria. The result of this examination determines what criteria are considered to be necessary for evaluation of carbon tax and emissions trading in Australian context.
Download or read book Climate Adaptation Policy and Evidence written by Peter Tangney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence-based policymaking is often promoted within liberal democracies as the best means for government to balance political values with technical considerations. Under the evidence-based mandate, both experts and non-experts often assume that policy problems are sufficiently tractable and that experts can provide impartial and usable advice to government so that problems like climate change adaptation can be effectively addressed; at least, where there is political will to do so. This book compares the politics and science informing climate adaptation policy in Australia and the UK to understand how realistic these expectations are in practice. At a time when both academics and practitioners have repeatedly called for more and better science to anticipate climate change impacts and, thereby, to effectively adapt, this book explains why a dearth of useful expert evidence about future climate is not the most pressing problem. Even when it is sufficiently credible and relevant for decision-making, climate science is often ignored or politicised to ensure the evidence-based mandate is coherent with prevailing political, economic and epistemic ideals. There are other types of policy knowledge too that are, arguably, much more important. This comparative analysis reveals what the politics of climate change mean for both the development of useful evidence and for the practice of evidence-based policymaking.
Download or read book Ten Commitments Revisited written by David Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, Australia’s leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems – in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the 10 key tasks that need to be addressed in a given field, and then each issue is discussed in more detail. Chapters are grouped into ecosystems, sectors and cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, temperate eucalypt woodlands, tropical savanna landscapes, urban settlements, forestry management , tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforests, alpine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coasts, islands, soils, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, industry and manufacturing, protected areas, Indigenous land and sea management, climate change, water, biodiversity, population, human health, fire, energy and more. Ten Commitments Revisited is a must read for politicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and others with an interest in Australia’s environment.
Download or read book Climate Change and Cities written by Cynthia Rosenzweig and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate Change and Cities bridges science-to-action for climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in cities around the world.
Download or read book Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change written by L. Anceschi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars assess the transformations in energy security policy that flow from recognition of global climate change. They explore through case studies the key policy responses formulated in the Asia-Pacific and identify potential synergies between energy policy and climate mitigation efforts.
Download or read book Environmental and Climate Policies in Australia and Russia written by Anna Firsova and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis focuses on environmental and climate change policy formulation and implementation in Australia and Russia. The research has two interconnected aims: first, to examine the similarities and differences in socioeconomic settings and historical and current political contexts with regard to environmental protection and climate change in these two countries; and second, to explore how these contexts have influenced the countries' official reports on climate change. -- Addressing the first aim, this study explored historical context of the two countries starting from the early 1990s. This part employed comparative review and analysis based on examination of scholarly publications, legislation, government documents, mass media sources and NGO responses. The analysis has revealed a number of differences including top-down implementation of policies in Russia utilising command-and-control methods whereas in Australia, each State (Territory) implements policies with significant independence from the Commonwealth Government. Similarities between the countries identified are, for example, in deficits in the budget of local environmental authorities and in the presence of contradictions in legislation between national and regional levels of government. The research has also revealed cases of the so-called agency 'capture' where the Australian and Russian Governments have been 'captured' by big business, with state power serving the interests of the business elite. -- To address the second aim of the research, the Australian and Russian National Communications (NCs) submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat from 1994 to 2010 were examined. NCs have been generally overlooked in academic literature to date. In order to position the NCs within socioeconomic and political contexts for the periods of time in which they were prepared, a new method of 'substantive content analysis-assisted critical discourse analysis with identification of important discourses' specifically developed for this study has been applied. -- The research has revealed 'power relations', 'key tensions', and 'ideologies' contained in the texts of NCs. It also demonstrated that important discourses in NCs are influenced by, first of all, national political and economic circumstances, and also by social context at the time of reporting. However, it is found that while Australian NCs have been used as a tool to reinforce the nation's negotiating position, Russian NCs have been written in a more pro forma style.
Download or read book The Benefits of Climate Change Policies Analytical and Framework Issues written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Benefits of Climate Change Policies provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in assessment of the global benefits of climate change policies.
