This Act aims to: set up a mechanism to deal with climate change by encouraging the use of clean energy; give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol; support the development of an effective global response to climate change, consistent with Australia’s national interest in ensuring that average global temperatures increase by not more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre industrial levels; take action directed towards meeting Australia’s long term target of reducing Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions; put a price on greenhouse gas emissions in a way that encourages investment in clean energy and supports Australia’s economic growth while reducing pollution. The Act sets out rules for identifying the persons who are liable entities for a financial year and the provisional emissions numbers of those liable entities (Part 3). The Act is administered by the Clean Energy Regulator. The Regulator shall issue carbon units as provided for in Part 4 and may make an advisory assessment of a person’s emissions number for a financial year (Part 5). The Act further provides for: the surrender of eligible emissions units; formulation of the Jobs and Competitiveness Program for the issue of free carbon units in respect of activities that are taken to be emissions-intensive trade-exposed activities and that are carried on in Australia during a financial year specified in the program; transitional assistance in respect of highly emissions-intensive generation assets so as to help generators that face sizeable losses in the value of their assets; publication of information; fraudulent conduct; relinquishment of carbon units; notification of significant holding of carbon units; record-keeping requirements; monitoring powers of inspectors; offences and penalties; etc.
澳大利亚 · 2011-11-18