The AETF was originally called the Australasian Emissions Trading Forum, and was founded in 1998 under the auspices of the Sydney Futures Exchange following a proposal from Beck Consulting Services.
The AETF Review was published six times per year and included original articles on emissions trading developments and related topics.
The AETF was founded to assist all potential stakeholders understand and respond to emissions trading developments both domestically and internationally.
National or regional schemes are operating in the European Union, New Zealand and the United States and are under active consideration in China, Japan and elsewhere.
The policy and legislative background The current Australian government's Clean Energy Future legislative package represents the culmination of an unprecedented policy development effort in Australia, supported by detailed economic modelling undertaken by the Department of the Treasury (Australia).