Previous work on climate change
The Brotherhood of St Laurence has previously undertaken work on climate change in these areas:
For publications on other previous work on climate change, including papers from past events, see:
To read about our current work on climate change, see:
Impact of an emissions trading scheme on low-income households
Putting a price on carbon pollution through carbon emissions trading is an important way to encourage society to reduce its use of carbon-based energy, such as petrol and energy generated by coal-fired power stations. However, because the financial impact of responses to climate change could fall disproportionately on disadvantaged people, the Brotherhood of St Laurence believes they must be accompanied by measures to protect the living standards of poorer households and help them reduce their carbon emissions.
Media releases
CPRS compensation: good start but more action needed 15 December 2008
Carbon emissions trading scheme must be fair to work, says Garnaut 14 November 2008
Brotherhood welcomes Treasury modelling on climate change 30 October 2008
Safeguards for poor welcomed in carbon emissions Green Paper 16 July 2008
Garnaut a good first step but early government investment needed for low income households 4 July 2008
Poor households’ carbon bill: all about location 27 April 2008
Garnaut on right track: auctioning carbon permits will help protect poor 20 March 2008
Response to Garnaut interim report: fair go for disadvantaged on climate change measures 21 February 2008
National research shows impact on poor of climate change 16 June 2007
Policy submissions
Submission to the National Emissions Trading Taskforce Secretariat June 2007 (PDF file, 297 KB)
Submission to the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading prepared jointly by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Catholic Social Services Australia and the National Welfare Rights Network, April 2007 (PDF file, 378 KB)
Articles, reports and papers
Damian Sullivan 2008, Distributional impacts of an emissions trading scheme on low-income households presentation to forum 'Emissions trading in Australia – allocation challenges’, University of New South Wales, 1 September 2008 (PDF file, 598 KB)
Justin Sherrard and Alan Tate 2008, A national Emissions Trading Scheme and low income households, discussion paper prepared for the Brotherhood of St Laurence roundtable, 11 April 2008 (PDF file, 600 KB)
Green jobs
Australia’s response to climate change could create hundreds of thousands of new ‘green collar’ jobs. We must ensure all Australians are able to take advantage of the opportunities this will create. New green jobs need to be supported through government measures and improved workforce training. The Brotherhood has found that community enterprises that give disadvantaged trainees work skills and experience in new, cleaner industries are an effective way to develop highly employable ‘green collar’ skills – and give disadvantaged people a stake in combating climate change.
Media releases
Go green to stimulate the economy 18 December 2008
Project puts life into old fridges and takes carbon out of atmosphere 26 April 2007
Articles, reports and papers
Josie Lee 2009, ‘The Brotherhood’s Green Collar Jobs project', Brotherhood Comment, April, p. 9 (PDF file, 285 KB)
Nous Group 2009, Victoria the Green Jobs State: creating a prosperous, green and inclusive Victoria, report on the Summit 24 April 2009 (PDF file, 1.3 MB)
Event papers
Victoria – the Green Jobs State, presentations and report from the Summit 24 April 2009
Peter Poschen 2009, Green jobs – towards decent work in a sustainable, low-carbon economy, presentation at the Green Jobs seminar, 7 April 2009 (PDF file, 1.5 MB)
Publications
Submission in response to A Climate of Opportunity Summit Paper, August 2008 (PDF file, 1.2 MB)
Ross Garnaut 2008, Climate change as an equity issue, Sambell Oration delivered 13 November (PDF file, 49 KB)
Event papers
Bruce Thompson 2008, UK energy efficiency social enterprise: presentation from energy efficiency seminar 4 September 2008 (PDF file, 444 KB)
Bruce Thompson 2008, UK energy efficiency social enterprise: report from energy efficiency seminar 4 September 2008 (PDF file, 164 KB).
Gill Owen 2008, Tackling fuel poverty in the UK: the role of energy efficiency, presentation at the Coming Together for Climate Change Equity Forum, 6 June 2008 (PDF file, 176 KB)
Enabling low-income households in the private rental market to respond to climate change, report from the Climate Change roundtable, 18 December 2007 (PDF file, 600 KB).
Equity in Response to Climate Change Roundtable, report and presentations from the roundtable, 26 March 2007