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Sensitive Intervention Points for Australia's Transition to Net‐Zero Emissions

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  • Kimathi Muiruri
  • Anna Skarbek
  • Penny Mealy
  • Cameron Hepburn

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Australia is not on track to meet its obligations under the Paris Accord. How can action to achieve net zero be accelerated? Here, we apply the concept of ‘sensitive intervention points’ and consider six potential interventions that could have a disproportionate impact on Australia's progress: (i) a national plan to clarify direction; (ii) a national net‐zero authority to coordinate efforts; (iii) support for a set of nationally significant projects in particular places; (iv) an industrial policy response akin to the US IRA; (v) a standard for the construction industry; and (vi) a requirement that companies develop net‐zero plans. Individually and collectively, we argue that they could plausibly accelerate Australia's trajectory to net‐zero emissions.

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  • Kimathi Muiruri & Anna Skarbek & Penny Mealy & Cameron Hepburn, 2024. "Sensitive Intervention Points for Australia's Transition to Net‐Zero Emissions," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 57(4), pages 387-400, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:57:y:2024:i:4:p:387-400
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12580
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