Is The Australian Carbon Tax Working? As the debate surrounding the controversial Australian carbon tax rages on, Allen & York Australia specialist sustainability recruitment consultancy, look at whether attitudes to sustainability are changing within Australian business and if carbon pricing is the best way to drive the sustainability agenda forward. Australia is one of the most vulnerable developed countries to climate change and is already experiencing the impacts of more frequent and severe extreme weather. For instance, during the most recent Australian summer more than 123 heat, flood and rainfall records were broken. Australia is the 15th largest [carbon] emitter, larger than 180 other countries. This means that Australia has a responsibility to play its part and that Australian actions have a global influence.” The Climate Commission report published in April 2013. The Australian Carbon Tax was introduced by Julia Gillard’s government on 1st July 2012. It stated that companies emitting over 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually were required to buy carbon permits. These permits are currently priced at $23AUD per 1 tonne for 2012-13, and will rise by 2.5% per year until 2015/16, when they will move to an emissions trading scheme set by the global market. bbw-services
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