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Department of Climate Change
A discussion paper on Abatement Incentives Prior to the Commencement of the Australian Emissions Trading Scheme was released for comment on 24 September 2007.
The paper put forward a number of proposals relating to incentives for firms to pursue abatement of greenhouse gas emissions in the period leading up to the commencement of the emissions trading scheme.
This paper does not represent Government policy and does not commit the Australian Government to any particular proposal. Proposals contained in this paper were for discussion only.
Submissions responding to the discussion paper closed on 1 December 2007. The submissions will be considered by the Government in its design of an emissions trading scheme.
The Department of Climate Change thanks the many organisations and individuals who responded to the call for submissions. Feedback provided in submissions will be considered by the Government in its design of an emissions trading scheme. Submissions can be accessed below.
Some submissions or parts of submissions have been made in-confidence. Material supplied in-confidence has not been posted. If you have concerns about information presented, please telephone (02) 6274 1731, or email: emisisonstrading@climatechange.gov.au.
Responsibility for copyright in submissions resides with the author(s), not with the Department of Climate Change.
The Department has made every effort to ensure submissions provided in PDF are as accessible as possible. However, due to limitations of PDF files, the files may be inaccessible to some readers. For assistance with PDF accessibility issues, downloading and viewing files, please see our PDF Help page. In addition, tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents are available on the website of the Adobe software company at: www.adobe.com/accessibility.
If you have difficulty accessing the information provided and need further assistance, please email: emissionstrading@climatechange.gov.au.
