Intro
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: Climate Change and International Response
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Climate Change Origin
1.3 The International Response to Climate Change
1.3.1 The Kyoto Protocol
1.3.2 CDM and JI
1.4 Paris Agreement
1.5 Summary
References
Chapter 2: Climate Change Mitigation
2.1 Approaches to Climate Change Mitigation
2.2 Economic System and Environmental Problems
2.3 Policy Responses
2.3.1 Command and Control Regulations
2.3.2 Economic Incentive Instruments
2.3.3 Tax Incentives for Forest Conservation in Australia

2.3.4 Environmental Education
2.4 Environmental Taxes
2.4.1 Taxes and Climate Change
2.5 Emissions Trading
2.5.1 Methods of Emission Permits Allocation
2.6 Adverse Effects of Taxes and ETS
2.7 Carbon Taxes in Practice
2.8 Emissions Trading in Practice
2.8.1 European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
2.9 Summary
References
Chapter 3: Australia and Climate Change
3.1 Australia and the Climate Change Agenda
3.1.1 Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme
3.2 Climate Change Mitigation 1990s-Early 2000s
3.3 Climate Change Mitigation 2007-2013
3.3.1 Carbon Pricing

3.4 Climate Change Mitigation 2013-2021
3.5 Emissions Reduction Fund Operation
3.6 Summary
References
Chapter 4: Australian Forests and Climate Change
4.1 Australian Forests
4.1.1 Deforestation in Australia
4.2 Regional Forest Agreements
4.3 Deforestation in New South Wales and Victoria
4.4 Deforestation in Queensland
4.4.1 Queensland Forest Regulation
4.4.2 The 2018 Amendments to the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)
4.4.3 Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld) and Reef 2050 Plan
4.5 Australian Governments' Forest and Climate Policies Dichotomy

4.6 Australia's International Climate Commitments
4.7 Conclusion
References
Index