The European Union confirmed overnight it will start phasing in a carbon levy regime on some imports from 2023, and other important Australian trade partners are considering similar policies.
On his first day as OECD chief, Mathias Cormann has undertaken to have a program in place within 100 days that assesses efforts by member countries to cut emissions and reach net zero.
The head of next year's UN climate talks today pressured Australia to aim for net-zero, while the UN climate chief who delivered the Paris Agreement described Australia's approach as "suicidal".
The Morrison government's forthcoming climate strategy is likely to be more ambitious following Joe Biden's victory, according to carbon market and industry experts.
The federal government's "genuflection impulse" towards the US means it will adopt tougher climate policies if Joe Biden becomes president, according to former Australian climate change envoy Howard Bamsey.
The EU is planning to tax imports from economies that don't act on climate change, and a Biden Administration would inevitably follow suit, Ross Garnaut told a Clean Energy Council webinar today.
The New Zealand government today revealed key components of planned new emissions trading regulations, and launched parliamentary debate on a trading scheme Bill.
In a speech that will ramp up pressure on the Morrison government, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged all countries to commit to net-zero emissions at this year's UN climate talks in Glasgow.