Carbon emissions: subsidies, incentives or taxes – what makes effective policy?
Australian governments have tried hundreds of policies and programs over the past decade to reduce carbon emissions in the energy sector. A new Grattan Institute study, which was launched at the seminar, investigated their impact.
A panel of Grattan Institute authors, energy policy experts and politicians discussed what lessons policy makers can learn from the experience of these programs.
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