The impact of international carbon control measures - and the absence of such measures - on Australian carbon pricing policies are analyzed both at a theoretical and empirical level. While theory and interest group advocacy suggest a potential case for destination accounting of carbon emissions...

The economic implications for Australia of replacing its carbon tax policy with an Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) scheme are examined. A computable general equilibrium model is used to show that the budget allocated for the ERF is about 50 per cent of that required to meet Australias greenhouse...