BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Updated 4 May 2009

Climate change programs

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme: Australia's Low Pollution Future
The Australian Government released the White Paper on Monday 15 December 2008. The paper outlines the final design of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and the medium-term, target range for reducing carbon pollution.

This paper follows from the Green Paper, released in July 2008, which canvassed options on the design on the scheme. It takes into account the outcomes of a broad consultation and input from more than one thousand submissions
New measures for Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Climate change - potential impacts and costs

Potential impacts and costs - climate change fact sheets

National Carbon Offset Standard

The Department of Climate Change released a discussion paper and a draft national carbon offset standard for public consultation in December 2008.
The standard is designed to ensure that consumers have confidence in the voluntary carbon offset market and the integrity of the carbon offset products they