Australian Federalism's Impact on Energy Efficiency Policy
| Autor: | Andrew Wear, Phil Harrington |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Constitution
Economic policy business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Greenhouse Management Monitoring Policy and Law Public administration Energy policy Greenhouse gas medicine The Internet Federalism medicine.symptom business Confusion Efficient energy use media_common |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 9:37-44 |
| ISSN: | 2159-5356 1448-6563 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14486563.2002.10648541 |
| Popis: | The Australian constitution makes no mention of energy or environmental matters. Hence the States have assumed responsibility for developing and implementing energy policy. Yet the need for efficient, large-scale markets, together with Australia's international obligations, demands that a national approach be adopted. Australia's eight main jurisdictions have acted creatively and cooperatively to deal with these constitutional difficulties. The National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Program is a successful labelling and standards program that will result in greenhouse savings of 81Mt of CO2, equivalent between 2000 and 2015 at a net economic benefit to the economy. Yet the complex federal structure is clearly hampering the program's ability to achieve maximum impact, delaying implementation and resulting in confusion for industry. The net result is that greenhouse gas abatement opportunities are forgone and opportunities for greater economy-wide efficiency lost. A more efficient federal system... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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