Summary (including supplementary notes)
The summary of the final report presents some of the main ideas and recommendations from the final report. The summary includes two supplementary notes: A 10-year plan for carbon pricing revenue and Governance arrangements for Australia's carbon pricing scheme.
Garnaut Review 2011
In November 2010, Ross Garnaut was commissioned by the Australian Government to provide an independent update to his 2008 Climate Change Review. Professor Garnaut's book, The Garnaut Review 2011: Australia in the Global Response to Climate Change, is the final report of the update.
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- Preface l PDF 83 KB)
- Introduction l (PDF 90 KB)
- Part I The global shift
- Chapter 1 Beyond reasonable doubt l (PDF 229 KB)
- Chapter 2 Carbon after the Great Crash l (PDF 214 KB)
- Chapter 3 What's a fair share? l (PDF 146 KB)
- Chapter 4 Pledging the future l (PDF 171 KB)
- Part II Australia's path
- Chapter 5 Correcting the great failure l (PDF 88 KB)
- Chapter 6 Better climate, better tax l (PDF 95 KB)
- Chapter 7 The best of times l (PDF 190 KB)
- Chapter 8 Adapting efficiently l (PDF 92 KB)
- Part III Australian transformations
- Chapter 9 Innovation nation l (PDF 113 KB)
- Chapter 10 Transforming the land sectori (PDF 113 KB)
- Chapter 11 Electricity transformation l (PDF 269 KB)
- Chapter 12 Choosing the future l (PDF 76 KB)
- Notes l (PDF 143 KB)
- Acknowledgments l (PDF 128 KB)
- Corrigenda to print version
Note: The following changes are specific to the print version of the final report, published in May 2011 by Cambridge University Press.
Chapter |
Page |
Location |
Correction or addition |
6 |
80 |
Paragraph 7 |
Add the following after the existing sentence: ‘There is also a strong case for returning some of the carbon revenue to the business sector in support of innovation in emissions-reducing technologies.’ |
Notes |
188-189 |
48 To date, 89 developed and developing countries, second reference |
Replace ‘including’ with ‘not included’. |
Notes |
191 |
63 Independent organisations have assessed, first sentence |
Add the following at the end of the existing sentence: ‘; T. Townshend, S. Fankhauser, C. Feger, J. Liu and T. Narciso 2011, Climate change as a legislative challenge: a review of climate change legislation in 16 countries, Globe International.’ |
Please note, hard copies of the Final Report can be obtained through Cambridge University Press.