Coal and Gas Safeguard Loopholes Failing Climate Action

Coal and gas safeguard loopholes failing climate action

Manufacturers are at risk of doing the heavy-lifting under the main industry decarbonisation tool as new analysis identifies coal and gas workarounds.

Modelling shows coal and gas giants are gaming the system

New RepuTex modelling, commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation and the Climate Council, shows new highly polluting coal and gas projects are an escalating risk to the Safeguard Mechanism. Instead of driving pollution down and helping Australian industry stay competitive in a decarbonising global economy, coal and gas giants are exploiting loopholes to increase pollution and profits. This leaves Australia deeply exposed to global s…

Industry pays while coal and gas "cook the books:" Modelling reveals urgent need for Safeguard reset

Safeguard Mechanism gives coal and gas companies "a free ride," new modelling shows, while other industries come under increasing pressure to decarbonise, or pay the cost.