The Australian Federal Government's Securing
Australia's Energy Future - the Australian Government's
Climate Change Plan (Clean Energy Plan) was
released on 10 July 2011 and a draft package of legislation was
released shortly after this on 28 July 2011.
The Clean Energy Plan introduces significant changes to the
Australian economy, which will affect many Australian and overseas
businesses. It has a proposed start date of 1 July 2012.
The Clean Energy Plan will impose legal obligations and
responsibilities on certain large emitters, including requiring
them to purchase emission units from the Government. As larger
emitters pass on their costs, other businesses will be indirectly
affected. Businesses in the transport and logistics sector will be
affected directly and indirectly, and the impacts will vary
according to the transport mode.
