Land in Australian and New Zealand climate policy, 1990-2010

Taking an historical institutionalapproach, this project asks why and how did land carbon sinks become institutionalised in Australian and NewZealand climate policy regimes? Using historical archival research, media and practitioner interviews, thisproject aims to develop a political economic history of land carbon policy from 1990-2007. Land carbon sinkscarve out new territories in the net zero polirical economy. Australia and New Zealand expert networks andinstitutions will be analysed as nodes of policy influence within the Asia-Pacific region. The relationshipsbetween domestic, regional, and international political economic agendas and ideas informing land carbonpolicy development will be mapped and theorised.