The new challenge for Australian agriculture
Subtitle: how do you muster a paddock of carbon? : a discussion paper on climate change and emissions trading, and their future impacts on Australian agriculture
Contributors: NSW Farmers' Association
Publisher: Australian Farm Institute
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Surry Hills, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780980346022
Subjects: Agriculture; Environmental aspects; Climatic changes; Greenhouse gas emissions; Greenhouse gases
Description: "National and international policy responses to human-induced climate change present Australian agriculture with both threats and opportunities. The future success of agriculture in Australia will depend very much on how adequately the sector positions itself in responding to this issue. Greenhouse emissions trading effectively putting a price on greenhouse emissions is likely to be one of the most important policy measures to be adopted by Australian governments in response to climate change. This discussion paper brings together information on the broad range of matters that need to be considered by the agricultural sector in developing a response to climate change policies and, in particular, to proposals to develop a national greenhouse emissions trading system in Australia." -- Abstract.
Notes: Cover title.

"Discussion paper"

"June 2007"

"Research commissioned by NSW Farmers Association"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48).
Table of contents: title: Overview; title: Key points; title: Glossary; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Science and climate change: can scientists really predict the weather?; title: 3. The international policy response to climate change; title: 4. Australia's greenhouse emisions profile; title: 5. Greenhouse emissions trading; title: 6. The Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading; title: 7. Some key issues for Australian agriculture; title: 8. Positioning Australian agriculture for an emissions-restricted future; title: 9. Discussion and conclusions; title: 10. References and resources.