David Jeffery

David Jeffery is an author and commentator focused on environmental economics and policy, particularly within the Australian context. His writings analyze government initiatives such as emissions trading schemes and tax reforms related to environmental and economic issues. He discusses the practical implications and effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, often critiquing their design and political feasibility. His work also engages with broader climate change debates, including the roles of government, businesses, and communities in addressing environmental challenges. Jeffery's content is reflective and analytical, providing insights into the intersection of environmental policy, economics, and legislative processes.

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Welcome to the archives of the Oikos blog.

Oikos is a blog I authored from 2005 to 2009, focussing on environmental economics and environmental policy in Australia.
If you’d like to contact me, please email me at ozelaw[at]yahoo[dot]com[dot]au. I check

If the tax structure from early last century prevailed today, we would have to raise $40 billion from excise and $230 billion from tariffs to meet today’s revenue demand. At that rate the excise on a schooner of beer would

I saw Maclolm Turnbull interviewed the other night saying that he supported emissions trading and reminding people that emissions trading was indeed government policy under the previous Howard Liberal government when Turnbull was Environment Minister (it was pretty token and

Strange weather in Australia recently: record high winter temperatures, bushfires in spring, hail the size of cricket balls overnight and we woke this morning to an apocalyptic orange glow in Sydney.Meanwhile our Prime Minister is at the UN for climate

The main difference between a carbon tax (emissions tax) and an emissions trading scheme is this. With a carbon tax, the price of emitting a unit of greenhouse gases is fixed but the total level of emissions is unknown. With

Four Corners tonight is on progress with “clean coal” (also known as carbon capture and storage, CCS): coal-fired power stations that capture the greenhouse gases emitted from burning the coal and store them underground.The bottom line: coal is a large