NETT releases Auction design report. August 2007 (PDF 1 mb)
This report sets out the results of a detailed consultancy on auction design.

NETT to report on broader coverage
Change to NETT Terms of Reference. July 2007

Prime Minister's Task Group  report released
The Prime Minister's Task Force on emissions trading released its report 1 June 2007

Emissions Reporting to commence 1 July 2008
The Council for the Australian Federation agreed at its 12 April 2007 meeting that national greenhouse emissions reporting would commence by 1 July 2008, either through purpose-built legislation or through the National Pollutant Inventory.

Emissions trading to commence by the end of 2010 (PDF 103 kb)




Information Sheets

Information Sheets and Q & As - August 2006
This set of information sheets provides brief descriptions of the key aspects of the Discussion Paper and the proposed design of a national emissions trading scheme. The Q&As are intended to answer common questions with respect to emissions trading, the proposed design and the Taskforce’s objectives.

1 - Emissions Trading Scheme Basics (PDF 25.3 kb)

2. - Key messages (PDF 27.8 kb)

3 - Climate change impacts on Australia (PDF 54.2 kb)

4 - Coverage (PDF 51.9 kb)

5 - Caps and gateways (PDF 26.9 kb)

6 - Permit nature (PDF 19.7 kb)

7 - Offsets (PDF 21.4 kb)

8 - Economic impact (PDF 22.9 kb)

9 - Environmental contribution (PDF 53.0 kb)

10 - Monitoring reporting verification (PDF 17.2 kb)

11 - Institutional arrangements (PDF 43.2 kb)

12 - Transitioning (PDF 19.8 kb)

13 - International linking (PDF 25.0 kb)

14 - Clean coal technologies and ETS (PDF 12.5 kb)

15 - Permit allocation (PDF 20.0 kb)

Q & As (PDF 85.3 kb)