The Carbon Price and the Cost of Living Report cover.
The Carbon Price and the Cost of Living
CSIRO and AECOM were commissioned by The Climate Institute to provide an independent assessment of the likely impact of the carbon price on the cost of living.
- 13 November 2011 | Updated 23 November 2011
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This study provides an independent analysis of the impacts of the Government’s carbon price on the cost of living for Australian households.
The main goals of the report are to:
- provide an independent analysis of the economic impacts of the introduction of a carbon price
- outline the methods and assumptions used in the analysis
- bring together estimates of price impacts and announced government assistance to households
- put the projected impacts into historical context, so that readers are able to better evaluate their significance.
This report forms part of project that was funded through a research grant from the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency to The Climate Institute. It was overseen by an Advisory Committee including:
- The Climate Institute
- the Department of Treasury
- the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
- the Australian Council of Social Service
- consumer advocate CHOICE.
