Seizing Ho Chi Minh City’s low-carbon economic opportunities with a net zero industrial precinct approach is both an economic imperative and a climate opportunity. Vietnam’s industrial zones are central to its economic success, but they also account for a …
The concept of an NZIP is fairly simple; stakeholders working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net zero within a specific geographic zone. Rather than a single industry, company or government operating in a silo, everyone works …
Last night, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) presented its 2025 Climate Leaders Awards at the IGCC Summit 2025 in Sydney. This event recognises individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation and dedication in addressing the …
Slashing emissions by two-thirds while saving industries millions each day and cutting peak wholesale prices by up to 60 per cent – these are the opportunities revealed in a new Climateworks Centre report into Queensland’s industrial heartland, Gladstone. …
Australia’s 2035 target of 62–70 per cent is set – and can be achieved. The solutions are ready and each sector now has a net zero plan, pointing the way forward. Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek AM said: ‘The target sets a national goal post, while …
Gladstone, located in Central Queensland, is a key industrial hub producing essential heavy manufacturing goods such as aluminium, cement and chemicals. While vital to Australia’s economic development, Gladstone’s industries are currently emissions- …
Net Zero Industrial Precincts (NZIPs) are emerging as a powerful model for place-based industrial decarbonisation. While all aim for the same end goal, the path looks different in every location. In this webinar, hear about Climateworks Centre’s work in …
A new project initiated by Climateworks Centre, in collaboration with Mission Possible Partnership, will focus on accelerating a transformation to clean industry in Southeast Asia and strengthening the region’s global competitiveness through a focus on …
The federal government on Thursday announced a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70 per cent below 2005 levels. Importantly, it also released a net zero plan and blueprints for six major economic sectors. The target signals Australia is committed to a …
Monash University’s Climateworks Centre and the Ho Chi Minh Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) have launched a consultation on the first-of-its-kind roadmap for transforming Ho Chi Minh City’s major industrial zones into net zero industrial precincts …
After 16 years of dedicated service, Climateworks Centre’s Chair and co-founder, John Thwaites, is retiring from his formal leadership role at the end of this year. John was appointed inaugural chair of Climateworks when it was co-founded by Monash …
The government’s economic reform roundtable this week focused on the levers of productivity from housing approvals, skills, and tax. But one lever with more potential than all three combined barely rated a mention: the way Australia’s Your Future, Your …
One of the reforms set to be discussed at the federal government’s Economic Reform Roundtable is road user charging, sometimes referred to as ‘road pricing’. The Treasurer has signalled it as a tax reform priority and the Productivity Commission Chair has …
Ahead of the Australian Government’s roundtable, four Climateworks experts give their view of the key opportunities for productivity and economic reform. Helen Rowe, Transport Program Manager ‘After years of discussion, road user charging is finally …
Discussions are hotting up over Australia’s 2035 emission reduction target, which the federal government is due to reveal by September this year. It will be a crucial announcement, for several reasons. The target signals to the world whether Australia is …
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in partnership with Monash University’s Net Zero Academy and Climateworks Centre, is launching a two-day Net Zero Leadership Program to equip Vietnamese business leaders with the tools, knowledge and …
As the net zero transition ramps up, so do expectations for companies to show that they’re part of the shift to a low-emissions economy. In an Australian first, Climateworks Centre has created a credibility guide for corporate climate transition plans. A …
A new Australian-first credibility guide for corporate climate transition plans, with input from the nation’s leading industry groups and climate transition experts, has been released by Monash University’s Climateworks Centre. Climateworks Centre CEO …
Transition plans are fast becoming a ‘ticket to play’ for companies, much like net zero targets were a few years ago. Net zero targets are now business-as-usual – but how companies plan to get there is not. The market and regulators are essentially flying …
The introduction of new mandatory climate-related financial disclosures in Australia in January 2025 marks the start of a new era, where planning for net zero is standard practice for Australian companies. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the value …
