On Friday, 28 March 2025 the government assumed a Caretaker role. Some consultations have been deactivated until further notice, in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions.

This consultation has closed. Thank you to everyone who provided submissions. We received a range of submissions and will be publishing them later this year.

Overview

We are conducting the Carbon Leakage Review which includes an assessment of carbon leakage risks, development of policy options to address carbon leakage, and assessment of the feasibility of different policy options including an Australian border carbon adjustment.

Carbon leakage refers to shifts in production from countries with more ambitious emissions reduction policies to those with lower (or no) emissions reduction policies solely because of different policy settings.

We are seeking feedback on the Review’s preliminary findings regarding carbon leakage risk for specific commodities and additional policy options to address it.

You can provide feedback on our preliminary findings and any other issue considered in the consultation paper.

Your feedback will inform the final report which will be delivered to government by the end of 2025.

Public Webinar - Carbon Leakage Review

The Review hosted the first public webinar on Wednesday, 6 November 2024 .

A recording of the webinar, a transcript and set of the webinar slides is available below:

Carbon Leakage Review - Second Consultation - First webinar transcript [DOCX 71KB]

Carbon Leakage Review - webinar slides [PDF 1MB]

Watch the domestic webinar



The Review hosted the second public webinar on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 which focused on issues of interest to international stakeholders.

A recording of the webinar, a transcript and set of the webinar slides is available below:

Carbon Leakage Review - Second Consultation - Second (International) webinar transcript [DOCX 71KB]

Carbon Leakage Review - International webinar slides [PDF 1.4MB]

Watch the international webinar

Have your say

To have your say:

  • read the consultation paper

  • follow the link below to make a written submission.

Submit your feedback by 11.59PM AEDT Tuesday, 3 December 2024.

Timeline

  • Consultation opened
    closed

    1 November 2024

  • Second consultation paper released
    closed

    1 November 2024

  • Public webinar
    closed

    6 November 2024

  • Webinar for international stakeholders
    closed

    12 November 2024

  • Consultation closed
    closed

    3 December 2024

Contact
Carbon Leakage Review team