This chapter explores the need for and the operation of the concessional tax treatment afforded to conservation covenants since the beginning of this century. Firstly, this paper considers Australia's international obligations in relation to conservation and sustainability and then proceeds to...

This paper critically analyses the policy options for establishing a carbon price in Australia in the post-Kyoto context in the light of the Henry Review and other developments. The paper considers some of the key literature in support of market based instruments including a critical analysis of...

Introducing its now-abolished carbon price from July 2012, Australia argued that a price on carbon would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency and increasing investment in clean technology innovation. The United Kingdom has priced carbon since 2008 and is in the process...