Introduction
Last month, the Climate Change Authority
(Authority) released a consultation paper
(available
here) to support its work in updating its advice to the
Australian Government on climate change policies to meet
Australia's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement. The Authority is
an independent statutory agency, which was established in 2012 to
advise the Government on climate change policy.
The consultation paper notes that the Authority's previous
advice has been provided in various reports over recent years,
including notably its report on the policy toolkit to meet the
Paris Agreement emissions reduction target of 2016 (see our legal
update on that report
here).
