Climate change expenditure review 2023

Status
In effect

Final report
28/09/2023

We have published a final position paper after completing our review of our regulatory approaches to climate change related spending.

We have also written a guideline, which sets out our approach to assessing climate change related spending proposals from regulated businesses.

Our guideline and position paper are available to download below.

Timeframe

24 October 2022	Discussion paper published
16 December 2022	Stakeholder submissions due
22 December 2023	Stakeholder submissions published
21 April 2023	Draft position paper published
15 May 2023	Stakeholder forum
23 June 2023	Further submissions due
21 July 2023	Further submissions published
28 September 2023	Final position paper and guideline published

Date		Title	Document
28 September 2023	Other papers	QCA – Guideline on climate change related spending	pdf, 1.41 Mb
28 September 2023	Final report	QCA – Final position paper on approach to climate change related expenditure	pdf, 1019.55 Kb

Date		Title	Document
23 June 2023	Submission	Aurizon Network – Climate change draft	pdf, 290.53 Kb
23 June 2023	Submission	DBCT User Group – Climate change draft	pdf, 270.16 Kb
23 June 2023	Submission	Pacific National – Climate change draft	pdf, 182.85 Kb
22 June 2023	Submission	Queensland Resources Council – Climate change draft	pdf, 310.84 Kb
09 June 2023	Submission	Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Management – Climate change draft	pdf, 537.18 Kb

Date		Title	Document
21 April 2023	Draft report	QCA – draft position paper on climate change expenditure	pdf, 1.34 Mb

Date		Title	Document
21 April 2023	Notice	QCA – stakeholder notice re public forum on climate change expenditure	pdf, 75.80 Kb

Date		Title	Document
16 December 2022	Submission	Aurizon Network – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 519.21 Kb
16 December 2022	Submission	Aurizon Network – Frontier Economics climate report	pdf, 1.11 Mb
16 December 2022	Submission	DBCT User Group – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 281.44 Kb
16 December 2022	Submission	Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Management – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 1.67 Mb
16 December 2022	Submission	Gladstone Area Water Board – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 572.31 Kb
16 December 2022	Submission	Pacific National – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 333.87 Kb
16 December 2022	Submission	Queensland Resources Council – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 288.46 Kb
16 December 2022	Submission	Urban Utilities – Cover letter – Climate change	pdf, 274.68 Kb
16 December 2022	Submission	Urban Utilities – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 485.95 Kb
19 December 2022	Submission	Queensland Health – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 54.89 Kb
09 February 2023	Submission	Seqwater – Climate change expenditure	pdf, 1.32 Mb

Date		Title	Document
24 October 2022	Consultation paper	QCA – Discussion paper on climate change	pdf, 531.07 Kb