Green Left Show #87: Climate safeguard, dodgy offsets and the climate policy we need

Green Left Show #87: Climate safeguard, dodgy offsets and the climate policy we need Alex Bainbridge Thu, 09/07/2026 - 13:55 Fergus GreenAlex Bainbridge July 9, 2026, Issue 1457, Analysis See also New research finds Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism is failing Labor’s safeguard mechanism: Not enough for a safe climate Labor’s climate ‘safeguard’ mechanism must be rejected Fergus Green, of The Australia Institute, joins the Green Left Show to discuss the new report about Labor’s climate policy — the Safeguard Mechanism. Green is the co-author, with Frances Medlock, of the new report Safeguarding the Fossil Fuel Industry? How Carbon Offsetting Undermines the Safeguard Mechanism. Climate crisis Energy Environment Safeguard Mechanism The Australia Institute carbon trading Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme Carbon emissions and reduction targets Green Left Show Podcast Australia Fergus Green