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The Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 (the Act) sets the Tasmanian Government’s legislative framework for action on climate change. The independent review is a four-yearly legislative requirement.
The Tasmanian Government has prepared a draft Bill to amend the Act in response to the recommendations of the latest independent review of the Act.
Consultation on the draft Bill closed on Sunday 14 November 2021. Learn more about amending the Act.
The Tasmanian Government has prepared a response to the final report of the review. The response supports all recommendations of the review, either in full or in-principle.
The most recent independent review was delivered by consulting firm Jacobs, in consultation with the Tasmanian community.
The Act currently sets an emissions reduction target to reduce emissions to at least 60 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050. A key focus of the review was to consult with industry, business and the community on options to revise Tasmania’s emissions reduction target. Two supporting projects were delivered: an update to Tasmania’s Emissions Pathway Review and a detailed economic analysis of the impacts on industry and employment in relation to a more ambitious net zero emissions target.
The independent review makes the following seven recommendations to amend the Act:
As required by the Act, the independent review was carried out in consultation with relevant business, scientific, environment and community bodies, through a series of one-on-one meetings and public online workshops, followed by a public call for written submissions in response to a Discussion Paper.
Thank you to everyone who attended an online workshop or provided a written submission to this consultation process.
Jacobs prepared a Discussion Paper to guide preparation of written submissions. To provide additional information for consultation regarding Tasmania's emissions reduction target, consultancy firms Point Advisory and Indufor developed a Net Zero Emissions Background Paper.
Jacobs received 54 written submissions to the independent review of the Act. Six submissions were submitted confidentially and will not be published. You can read the public submissions below.
While we make every effort to publish items in an accessible format, this is not always possible for documents prepared by others. Some of these submissions may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Terms of Reference were prepared to establish the scope of the independent review. As outlined in the Terms of Reference, a key focus of the review will be to consult with the community on setting a new and ambitious net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for Tasmania.