Carbon Policy Assistance Project
The Australian Government's Clean Energy Future Plan provides for several ongoing roles for the Productivity Commission. Specifically, the Commission will be, or could be, commissioned to:
- develop capability and undertake ongoing work to quantify mitigation policies in other countries
- review assistance provided under the Jobs and Competitiveness Program
- conduct assessments of impacts of the carbon pricing mechanism on particular industries
- review fuel excise arrangements
- review the impact of carbon pricing on the competitiveness of the Australian steel industry
- conduct reviews of the effects on companies producing steel of possible cost pass through by coal suppliers.
Further details
- Securing a Clean Energy Future - Appendix D: Additional Government measures (external link)
- Clean Energy Legislative Package (external link)
- Steel Transformation Plan Act 2011 (external link)
- Guidelines for Productivity Commission assessments of the impacts of the carbon pricing mechanism on particular industries (external link)
Contact
Carole Gardner (administrative matters)
Phone: 03 9653 2194
Dr John Salerian (other matters)
Carbon Policy Analysis Branch
Phone: 03 9653 2190
Email: carbon.policy@pc.gov.au
Other completed carbon projects
- Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaption - Productivity Commission inquiry
- Carbon Emission Policies in Key Economies - Productivity Commission Research Report
Other Commission publications
Key documents
- Reviews of Carbon Price Impacts on Industries: The Commission's Approach - released 20 July 2012
- Carbon Policy Assistance Reviews: The Commission's Tasks - released 22 December 2011
- Submissions (5)
More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
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