HREOC President, the Honourable John von Doussa QC outlines the Commission’s findings on the social and human rights implications of climate change.

In advance of the Garnaut Review’s final report, Iain McGill and Regina Betz argue that the introduction of a national Emissions Trading Scheme should see all permits auctioned rather than given away to industry.

Gavan McDonell untangles the history and politics of Australia’s National Energy Market.

A Just Transition to a clean, renewable energy economy is urgent – and possible, argues Geoff Evans.

In the second of two articles on consumer policy and competition, CPD fellow Ian McAuley examines the limits of competition in the Australian policy marketplace.

In the first and second articles in this series, Robert Salter argued for the society-wide benefits of more substantial public investment in the disadvantaged and identified obstacles and tasks to be addressed in pursuit of this goal. In this final article, he proposes two measures that might help achieve the higher level of investment he advocates.

In this article, Ariel Salleh explores the interrelation of gender and climate change.

In this month’s 5 ideas in 5 minutes, Daniel Frank looks at innovative thinking to combat climate change: the Electric Car │Freecycle │Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa │Decentralised Energy │ the Shadow Price of Carbon.