Footnotes


Footnotes

Chapter 1

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 3, 14 November 2013, pp 126–127.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 3, 14 November 2013, pp 126–127.

[3]        Senate Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 9 of 2013, Appendices 3 and 4, 14 November 2013.

[4]        Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications website, 'Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Provisions] and related bills', https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Clean_Energy_Legislation (accessed 18 November 2013).

[5]        The Hon Greg Hunt, MP, 'A Coalition government will repeal the carbon tax', Media release, 12 October 2011, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22media%2Fpressrel%2F1152090%22 (accessed 20 November 2013).

[6]        Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Schedule 1, items 1–6.

[7]        Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Schedule 1.

[8]        Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013, Schedule 1.

[9]        Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013.

[10]      Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013 and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013.

[11]      Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Schedule 2.

Chapter 2 - Background and overview of the bills

[1]        The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, p. 1, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22library%2Fpartypol%2F2645370%22 (accessed 20 November 2013).

[2]        The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, p. 5.

[3]        The Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party, The Agreement, 1 September 2010, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/library/jrnart/218794/upload_binary/218794.pdf (accessed 21 November 2013); The Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, Letter to Mr Oakeshott, 7 September 2010, http://roboakeshott.com/system/files/images/letter_of_agreement.pdf (accessed 21 November 2013); The Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, Letter to Mr Windsor, 7 September 2010, http://www.tonywindsor.com.au/releases/AgreementToFormGovt.pdf (accessed 21 November 2013); The Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister and Mr Andrew Wilkie, The Agreement, 2 September 2010, http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20110620/wilkie/docs/agreement.pdf (accessed 21 November 2013).

[4]        Multi-Party Climate Change Committee (MPCC) website, 'Multi-Party Climate Change Committee', http://www.climatechange.gov.au/climate-change/multi-party-climate-change-committee (accessed 21 November 2013).

[5]        MPCC, Clean Energy Agreement, July 2011, p. 1, http://www.climatechange.gov.au/sites/climatechange/files/documents/04_2013/MPCCC_Clean-energy_agreement-20110710-PDF.pdf (accessed 25 November 2013).

[6]        MPCC, Clean Energy Agreement, July 2011, http://www.climatechange.gov.au/sites/climatechange/files/documents/04_2013/MPCCC_Clean-energy_agreement-20110710-PDF.pdf (accessed 21 November 2013).

[7]        The Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, 'Climate change framework announced', Media release, 24 February 2011, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/577310/upload_binary/577310.pdf;fileType=application/pdf#search=%22clean%20energy%20future%20%202011%2002%2024%22 (accessed 21 November 2013).

[8]        The Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, 'Securing a clean energy future for Australia', Media release, 10 July 2011, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/915157/upload_binary/915157.pdf;fileType=application/pdf#search=%22clean%20energy%20%202011%2007%2010%20prime%20minister%22 (accessed 21 November 2013).

[9]        The Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, 'Securing a clean energy future for Australia', Media release, 10 July 2011.

[10]      Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, No. 65, 13 September 2011, pp 875–878; Journals of the Senate, No. 65, 8 November 2011, p. 1793.

[11]      Joint Select Committee on Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation, Inquiry into Australia's clean energy future, 7 October 2011, pp xvii–xix.

[12]      Joint Select Committee on Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation, Inquiry into Australia's clean energy future, 7 October 2011, p. 259.

[13]      Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes, Final Report – The carbon tax: Economic pain for no environmental gain, 1 November 2011, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Former_Committees/scrutinynewtaxes/completed_inquiries/2010-13/carbontax/report/index, (accessed 22 November 2013).

[14]      Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes, Interim Report – The carbon tax: Secrecy and spin cannot hide carbon tax flaws, 7 October 2011, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Former_Committees/scrutinynewtaxes/completed_inquiries/2010-13/carbontax/interim_report/index (accessed 1 November 2013).

[15]      Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes, Interim Report – The carbon tax: Secrecy and spin cannot hide carbon tax flaws, 1 November 2013, p. xvii.

[16]      Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes, Final Report – The carbon tax: Economic pain for no environmental gain, 7 October 2013, p. 87.

[17]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2, http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/127961/20130809-0002/www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CEF-overview_Apr2012.pdf (accessed 22 November 2013).

[18]      Clean Energy Act 2011 (Cth), subsection 22(4).

[19]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2.

[20]      Anita Talberg and Kai Swoboda, Emissions trading schemes around the world, Background Note, 6 June 2013, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, p. 11, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/library/prspub/2501441/upload_binary/2501441.pdf;fileType=application/pdf (accessed 22 November 2013).

[21]      Clean Energy Act 2011 (Cth), section 4.

[22]      Clean Energy Bill 2011, Revised Explanatory Memorandum, p. 12.

[23]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2.

[24]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2.

[25]      Clean Energy Regulator website, 'LEPID for 2012–13 financial year', http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/Carbon-Pricing-Mechanism/Liable-Entities-Public-Information-Database/LEPID-for-2012-13-Financial-year/Pages/default.aspx (accessed 25 November 2013).

[26]      Kai Swoboda, Julie Tomaras and Alan Payne, Clean Energy Bill 2011, Bills Digest No. 68, 2011–12, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, p. 27, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/1185490/upload_binary/1185490.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf (accessed 22 November 2013).

[27]      Kai Swoboda, Julie Tomaras and Alan Payne, Clean Energy Bill 2011, Bills Digest No. 68, 2011–12, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, p. 28.

[28]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2.

[29]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2.

[30]      Australian Government, Clean Energy Futures, An overview of the Clean Energy Legislative Package, p. 2.

[31]      Kai Swoboda, Julie Tomaras and Alan Payne, Clean Energy Bill 2011, Bills Digest No. 68, 2011–12, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, p. 28.

[32]      Kai Swoboda, Julie Tomaras and Alan Payne, Clean Energy Bill 2011, Bills Digest No. 68, 2011–12, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, p. 26.

[33]      Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (Cth), section 11.

[34]      Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011 (Cth), section 12.

[35]      The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, August 2013, p. 2.

[36]      The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, August 2013, p. 2.

[37]      The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, August 2013, p. 2.

[38]      The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, August 2013, p. 2.

[39]      The Coalition, The Coalition's policy to scrap the carbon tax and reduce the cost of living, August 2013, pp 4–5.

[40]      The Coalition, Direct action plan, p. 1, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/library/partypol/LIOX6/upload_binary/LIOX6.pdf;fileType=application/pdf#search=%22direct%20action%20plan%22 (accessed 20 November 2013).

[41]      The Hon Tony Abbott, Leader of the Opposition, 'Remarks at briefing from the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet', Transcript, 8 September 2013, Sydney, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/media/pressrel/2715656/upload_binary/2715656.pdf;fileType=application/pdf#search=%22abbott%20%2009%20abbott,%20tony,%20mp%22 (accessed 25 November 2013).

[42]      Department of Environment website, 'Repealing the carbon tax—public comment', http://www.environment.gov.au/carbon-tax-repeal/consultation.html (accessed 25 November 2013).

[43]      Department of Environment website, 'Repealing the carbon tax—public comment', http://www.environment.gov.au/carbon-tax-repeal/consultation.html (accessed 25 November 2013).

[44]      The Hon Tony Abbott, Prime Minister, House of Representatives Hansard, 13 November 2013, p. 13.

[45]      Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, No. 7, 21 November 2013, p. 138.

[46]      The Explanatory Memorandum for these bills is referred to as the Carbon Tax Repeal Bills Explanatory Memorandum.

[47]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[48]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 11.

[49]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 51.

[50]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 51.

[51]      Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013, Schedule 2, item 3.

[52]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 51.

[53]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 29.

[54]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[55]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, pp 68–69.

[56]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 69.

[57]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 71.

[58]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 71.

[59]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[60]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[61]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

Chapter 3 - Key Issues

[1]        Mr Peter Lang, Submission 2; Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), Submission 3; Origin Energy, Submission 6; Australian Retailers Association, Submission 8; Energy Supply Association of Australia, Energy Retailers Association of Australia, Energy Networks Association, Australian Pipeline Industry Association (Energy Industry Groups), Submission 17; Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Submission 18; National Farmers' Federation (NFF), Submission 19; Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20; Australian Aluminium Council, Submission 23; Cement Industry Federation and National Lime Association of Australia, Submission 25; Australian Industry Group, Submission 26; Business Council of Australia (BCA), Submission 27; Australian Environment Foundation, Submission 31.

[2]        Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 3.

[3]        Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 3; see also Mr Peter Lang, Submission 2, pp 5–6; Australian Environment Foundation, Submission 31, p. 4.

[4]        Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 3.

[5]        Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 2.

[6]        Mr Gary Dawson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 56.

[7]        Mr Gary Dawson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 56.

[8]        Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC), Submission 4; Doctors for the Environment, Submission 11; Pacific Calling Partnership, Submission 12; Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14; Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 21; Responsible Investment Association of Australia, Submission 22; WWF-Australia, Submission 24; Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 28; Regnan—Government Research and Engagement, Submission 29; Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, Submission 32; Hepburn Wind, Submission 34; Dr Frank Jotzo, Submission 35.

[9]        Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 1.

[10]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 26, p. 3; see also Australian Environment Foundation, Submission 31, p. 7.

[11]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 2.

[12]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 2.

[13]      TAA, Submission 3, p. 7.

[14]      TAA, Submission 3, p. 4.

[15]      Mr Gregory Pickers, Executive Director, Refrigerants Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 14.

[16]      Mr Gregory Pickers, Executive Director, Refrigerants Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 14.

[17]      Mr Gregory Pickers, Executive Director, Refrigerants Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 14.

[18]      Mr Matthew Linnegar, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmers' Federation, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 23.

[19]      ARA, Submission 8, p. 1.

[20]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 3.

[21]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 3.

[22]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 4; see also Sustainable Population Australia, Submission 15, pp 1–2; and WWF-Australia, Submission 24, p. 3.

[23]      ACOSS, Submission 10, p. 5.

[24]      Mr Anthony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 7.

[25]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 2 and see also p. 3.

[26]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, pp 8–9.

[27]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 26, p. 1 and see also Appendix B.

[28]      Mr Tennant Reed, Principal National Adviser, Public Policy, Australian Industry Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 54.

[29]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 2; see also Australian Environment Foundation, Submission 31, p. 6.

[30]      Cement Industry Foundation and National Lime Association of Australia, Submission 25, p. 3.

[31]      TAA, Submission 3, p. 4.

[32]      Mr Ewin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 34.

[33]      Mr Ewin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 34.

[34]      Pacific Calling Partnership, Submission 12, p. 2.

[35]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 2; Doctors for the Environment Australia, Submission 11, p. 2; Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 21; see also Hepburn Wind, Submission 34, p. 2; Dr Frank Jotzo, Submission 35, pp 1–3.

[36]      WWF-Australia, Submission 24, p. 3; see also AYCC, Submission 4, p. 1.

[37]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 1.

[38]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 1.

[39]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 4.

[40]      See, for example, ACOSS, Submission 10, p. 4.

[41]      ACOSS, Submission 10, p. 5.

[42]      Mr Anthony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 7.

[43]      Carbon Tax Repeal Bills, Explanatory Memorandum, pp 8–10.

[44]      Australian Aluminium Council, Submission 23, p. 1; Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 5; Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 4; COzero, Submission 16, p. 1; Cement Industry Federation and National Lime Association of Australia, Submission 25, p. 4; Australian Industry Group, Submission 26, p. 3; Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, pp 3–5; Pacific Hydro, Submission 33, pp 6–7.

[45]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 26, p. 1.

[46]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 4.

[47]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 20, p. 4.

[48]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 4.

[49]      Dr Gregory Picker, Executive Director, Refrigerants Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 15.

[50]      Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[51]      Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[52]      Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 6.

[53]      Dr Gregory Picker, Executive Director, Refrigerants Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 20.

[54]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 3 and see also p. 5.

[55]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 3.

[56]      COzero, Submission 16, p. 1.

[57]      Origin, Submission 6, p. 1.

[58]      Origin, Submission 6, p. 3.

[59]      WWF-Australia, Submission 24, pp 4 and 11; Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 28, p. 2; Regnan – Governance Research & Engagement, Submission 29, p. 2.

[60]      RIAA, Submission 22, p. 2.

[61]      PHAA, Submission 5, p. 6; see also Doctors for the Environment Australia, Submission 11, p. 5.

[62]      GE, Submission 1, p. 1.

[63]      ClimateWorks Australia, Submission 13, p. 2.

[64]      ClimateWorks Australia, Submission 13, p. 2; WWF-Australia, Submission 24, p. 11.

[65]      For example, Origin, Submission 6, p. 1; Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 1; Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 2; Pacific Hydro, Submission 33, pp 5–6.

[66]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 4 and also p. 6.

[67]      Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 3; see also Origin, Submission 6, p. 1.

[68]      Proposed paragraph 60C requires that a corporation must not engage in price exploitation in relation to the carbon tax repeal, with price exploitation occurring if the price for the supply is unreasonably high.

[69]      Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 3; see also Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 4 and Pacific Hydro, Submission 33, pp 5–6.

[70]      See, for example, Origin, Submission 6, Appendix A; Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 3.

[71]      Origin, Submission 6, Appendix A; Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, pp 3–4.

[72]      Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 3.

[73]      Australian Industry Group, Submission 26, p. 3.

[74]      Origin, Submission 6, Appendix A; Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 4.

[75]      Energy Industry Groups, Submission 17, p. 5.

[76]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 6; and see also Pacific Hydro, Submission 33, p. 6.

[77]      Origin, Submission 6, Appendix A.

[78]      ARA, Submission 8, p. 1.

[79]      ACOSS, Submission 10, p. 5.

[80]      Mr Scott Gregson, Group General Manager, Enforcement Group, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 40.

[81]      Mr Scott Gregson, Group General Manager, Enforcement Group, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 40.

[82]      Mr Scott Gregson, Group General Manager, Enforcement Group, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 40.

[83]      For example, AYCC, Submission 4, p. 2; Public Health Association of Australia, Submission 5, p. 7; ClimateWorks Australia, Submission 13, p. 5; Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 2; ACTU, Submission 21, p. 2; WWF-Australia, Submission 24, pp 4 and 18; Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 28, p. 6; Regnan – Governance Research & Engagement, Submission 29, p. 2; Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, Submission 32, p. 5; Dr Frank Jotzo, Submission 35, p. 3.

[84]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, p. 3.

[85]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 27, pp 4 and 6.

[86]      GE, Submission 1, p. 2; Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 11.

[87]      GE, Submission 1, p. 2; see also Australian Industry Group, Submission 26, p. 4; and Pacific Hydro, Submission 33, pp 7–8.

[88]      GE, Submission 1, p. 2.

[89]      Origin, Submission 6, p. 3.

[90]      Mr Simon Writer, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 70.

[91]      Epuron, Submission 7, p. 1; AYCC, Submission 4, p. 3; Professor John A Mathews, Submission 9; Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 2; RIAA, Submission 22, p. 2; WWF-Australia, Submission 24, pp 4, 17–18; Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 28, pp 7–8; PacificHydro, Submission 33, pp 1–2; Dr Frank Jotzo, Submission 35, p. 3.

[92]      RIAA, Submission 22, p. 2.

[93]      Investor Group on Climate Change, Submission 14, p. 2.

[94]      Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Submission 30, p. 2.

[95]      Dr Gordon de Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 66.

Dissenting Report from the Australian Labor Party

[1]        Climate Change Authority Targets and Progress Review Draft Report October 2013

[2]        http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/economists-remain-convinced-carbon-tax-or-ets-is-the-way-forward-20131027-2w9rv.html?rand=1382909118970

[3]        http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/tony-abbotts-direct-action-climate-policy-bizarre-ken-henry/story-e6frg6xf-1226752735032

[4]        http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment-and-sustainable-development/climate-and-carbon_5k3z11hjg6r7-en

[5]        http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/press_releases/pr_981_EN.html

[6]        IPCC Report, September 2013

[7]        Submission 32, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists

[8]        OECD October 2013 report, Climate and Carbon – Aligning Prices and Policies

[9]        http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-21/carbon-permits-rise-on-china-s-first-market-to-exceed-eu-price.html

[10]      President Barack Obama, 2013 State of the Union Address,

[11]      Submission 35, Dr Frank Jotzo

[12]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.8.

[13]      Submission 32, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists

[14]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.8.

[15]      Submission 28, Australian Conservation Foundation

[16]      Submission 22, Responsible Investment Association Australia

[17]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.8.

[18]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.9.

[19]      Mr Anthony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.4.

[20]      Submission 34, Hepburn Wind

[21]      Hon Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister, House of Representatives Hansard, 13 November 2013.

[22]      Mr Anthony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.1.

[23]      Submission 10, ACOSS

[24]      Submission 16, COzero

[25]      Submission 26, Australian Industry Group

[26]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.29.

[27]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.29.

[28]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.29.

[29]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.29.

[30]      Mr Anthony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.1.

[31]      Submission 10, ACOSS

[32]      Submission 28, Australian Conservation Foundation    

[33]      OECD, Effective Carbon Prices, November 2013, www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/effective-carbonprices_9789264196964-en

[34]      Mr Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.60

[35]      Submission 28, Australian Conservation Foundation

[36]      Submission 13, ClimateWorks Australia

[37]      Mr Russ Campbell, General Manager, Macroeconomic Modelling Division, The Treasury, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.61.

[38]      Mr David Haigh, General Manager, Infrastructure, Industry, Environment and Defence Division, The Treasury, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.66.

[39]      Mr David Haigh, General Manager, Infrastructure, Industry, Environment and Defence Division, The Treasury, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.66.

[40]      Ms Jillian Broadbent, Chair, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.66.

[41]      Dr Gordon De Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.67.

[42]      Dr Gordon De Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.67.

[43]      Dr Gordon De Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.67.

[44]      Dr Gordon De Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.67.

[45]      Dr Gordon De Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.67.

[46]      Dr Gordon De Brouwer, Secretary, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.67.

[47]      Australia’s Low Pollution Future; The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation, Commonwealth of Australia, 2008

[48]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.31.

[49]      Mr Tony Wood, Energy Director, Grattan Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p.6.

[50]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.31.

[51]      Submission 14, Investor Group on Climate Change

[52]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.30.

[53]      Mr Oliver Yates, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.60

[54]      Submission 30, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

[55]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.8.

[56]      Mr Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.12.

[57]      Submission 7, Epuron

[58]      Submission 22, Responsible Investment Association Australia

[59]      Submission 35, Dr Frank Jotzo

[60]      Submission 28, Australian Conservation Foundation

[61]      Mr Erwin Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Institute, Committee Hansard, 26 November, 2013, p.29.

[62]      Submission 35, Dr Frank Jotzo

[63]      Submission 14, Investor Group on Climate Change

[64]      Submission 29, Regnan

[65]      Submission 28, Australian Conservation Foundation

Senator Xenophon Additional Comments

[1]        Mr Russ Campbell, General Manager, Macroeconomic Modelling Division, Department of the Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 26 November 2013, p. 69.

[2]        Majority report, p. 31.