Carbon Abatement Rules Project

Key Resources

AEMC Documents relating to Energy Markets Frameworks in light of Climate Change Policies

• AEMC Scoping Paper
  
  
• AEMC 1st Interim Report
  
  
• AEMC Survey of Evidence on the Implications of Climate Change Policies for Energy Markets
  
  
• Frontier Economics, Impacts of CLimate Change Policies on Generation Investment and Operation: A report prepared for the Australian Energy Market Commission
  

Submissions to AEMC Interim Report

• Major Energy Users Inc, Comments on the AEMC First Interim Report on Review of Energy Market Frameworks in Light of Climate Change Policies, February 2009
  
  
• Uniting Care Kildonan, Submission Responding to The AEMC 'Review Of Energy Market Frameworks In Light Of Climate Change Policies: 1st Interim Report'
  
  
• Energy Retailers Association of Australia, Review of Energy Market Frameworks in Light of Climate Change Policies - 1st Interim Report, 20 February 2009
  
  
• Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre, Australian Energy Market Commission - Review of Energy Market Design in Light of CPRS and MRET: ist Interim Report
  

Reports Relating to Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS)

• CPRS Green Paper, Released by the Department of Climate Change in July 2008
  
  
• CPRS White Paper, Released by the Department of Climate Change on 15 December 2008:
  
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  Volume- 2
  

  
  NOTE: Volume 2, Chapter 17 outlines the government’s commitments to consumers in light of increased prices. It reference Department of Treasury Modelling attached below that suggests the increase cost of gas and electricity by 2 and 4 dollars a week respectively.
  

• Department of Treasury, Australia’s Low Pollution Future: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation

• Uniting Church, Submission to the Standing Committee on Economics: Inquiry to the Exposure Draft Legislation to Implement The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Reports Relating to European Experince (EC or EC Related Bodies)

The High Level Group On Competitiveness, Energy And The Environment released five reports on the energy market under a carbon reduction program:

• 1st Report: ‘Contributing to an integrated approach on competitiveness, energy and the environment policies - Functioning of the energy market, access to energy , energy efficiency and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme' 
  
  
• 2nd Report: ‘Contributing to an integrated approach on competitiveness, energy and the environment policies - Long term energy futures and investment in power generation and energy efficiency’
  
  
• 3rd Report: ‘Contributing to an integrated approach on competitiveness, energy and the environment policies - Helping energy intensive industries adapt to the energy and climate change challenges; incentives, innovation and technology policies’
  
  
• 4th Report: ‘Ensuring future sustainability and competitiveness of European enterprises in a carbon and resource constrained world’
  
  
• 5th Report: ‘Addressing both international action on climate change and better regulation’
  
  
• European Commission, ‘White Paper: Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action, April 2009’  

Reports relating to European Experience (Other organisations)

• Accountability and Consumers International, ‘What Assures Consumers on Climate Change?’  
  
  
• International Energy Agency, ‘CO2 Allowance & Electricity Price Interaction: Impact on Industry’s Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe’  

International Energy Agency (2008) Price caps and price floors in climate policy

Summary of International Energy Agency Report on Price caps and price floors in climate policy

Information for residential customers: sharing of experiences and good practices, 20 April, 2007, Paris, France

Energy efficiency - more than a complementary measure

'Hardship where are we on the journey?', Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria, Foundation for Effective Markets and Governance.

'Preventing fuel poverty in Australia by learning from the UK scandal', Essential Services, Financial Hardship and Debt Recovery Seminar, 23 March 2009, Perth, Western Australia. 

'The future of energy advice: energywatch perspective', Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes Advice Conference, 6 February, 2008, London.

'What is missing from the energy green paper? ', European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Publich hearing on Green Paper on a European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy, 12 September, 2006.
This paper identifies a common problem in any efforts at energy efficiency in that consumers are seen as a problem or pest and not as partners.

'Affordable energy in the 21st century: whose responsibility - government or supplier?', joint meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Groups for Warm Homes, Debt and Personal Finance, Poverty, Disability, Ageing and Older People, 26 February, 2006.
This paper has some good ideas for social tariffs to overcome price shocks for the fuel poor.

'Liberalisation of energy markets:risks and opportunities', CECODHAS European conference on Sustatainable energy and social housing, 21-22 April, 2008, Ancona, Italy.

'Business and governemnt leadership on climate change and sustainability', 8th Annual WApower 2007, 1-3 May, 2007, Perth, Australia

Cold Comfort: A review of coping strategies employed by households in fuel poverty.
A very good review of the scant literature on coping strategies for the fuel poor. This will be of condsiderable interest to roundtable members working in the social services area.

Customer's Reactions and Key Views - the Next Ten Years: Roles of Retail in the Development of Electricity Markets - Where will we be?
This paper has a useful section on future market design.

'Responsible markets', The Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Australia, 4 May, 2007

'The impact of emissions trading schemes on consumers in the UK', Carbon and Consumers Conference, Energy and Water Consumer's Advocacy Program, February 2009, Sydney, Australia

Life cycle assessment in the bioenergy sector: developing a systematic review', UK Energy Research Centre, Working Paper, 21 January 2008

'Scenarios and sensitivities on long term UK carbon reductions using the UK MARKAL and MARKAL -Macro energy system models', UK Energy Research Centre, Research Report, 7 February, 2008

'Scenarios and sensitivities on long term UK carbon reductions using the UK MARKAL and MARKAL -Macro energy system models', UK Energy Research Centre, Synopsis of Research Report, 7 February, 2008

'Implementation of energy performance certificates in the domestic sector', UK Energy Research Centre, Working Paper, May, 2008

'Implementation of energy performance certificates in the domestic sector', UK Energy Research Centre, Synopsis of Working Paper, May, 2008

The UK fuel poverty strategy', 6th Annual Progress Report, 2008.
This is a worthwhile report of fuel poverty.

'New report highlights 'poor choices available to Britain's low income consumers'.
An article summarising Energywatch report:poor choices: the limits of competitive markets in the provision of essential services to low income consumers.

'What can be learned from EU ETS accounting and portfolio management strategies', Carbon Finance, World 2008, Sydney, Australia