About the report
At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, December 2015, Australia formalised its commitment to reduce domestic emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. To help illustrate a pathway for the Government to achieve the 2030 target, the Department of the Environment engaged Energetics to analyse and model the emissions reduction opportunity.
Energetics considered over 70 abatement opportunities that could be implemented by policies existing or under consideration by the Government. Abatement opportunities were identified across all major sectors and categorised into a range of project types including land use change, fuel switching, energy productivity, renewable energy and waste management.
The analysis by Energetics shows there is potentially significant low-cost abatement available to meet the 2030 target.