Vietnam’s rise to middle-income country status has been almost singular in its pace, typified by three-fold growth in per-capita GDP over the past 20 years and an 11 per cent decline in the poverty rate in the last decade alone. Vietnam’s highly trade- …
Aluminium is an exceptionally useful metal. Lightweight, resistant to rust and able to be turned into alloys with other metals. Small wonder it’s the second most used metal in the world after iron and demand is set to soar. But aluminium comes at a cost – …
After two years leading Climateworks’ program delivery team, Climateworks executive Michaela Morris takes her passion for carbon markets into a Chief Executive role. Michaela will step up into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Tasman Environmental …
Three of Indonesia’s core manufacturing sectors are crucial to the nation’s new goal of reaching net zero before 2050, a new report from Monash University’s Climateworks Centre reveals. The report shows that the chemicals, textiles and food and beverage …
An event co-hosted by Climateworks Centre in Jakarta explored the opportunities presented by place-based decarbonisation in Indonesia. Last month’s event, held in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, presented the concept of net zero …
The impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt across businesses in all industries. Understanding the effects of climate change is key to the long-term commercial success of any business. This includes understanding not only how climate change …
New Climateworks Centre analysis reveals that each Australian state and territory could dramatically reduce household energy consumption by upgrading its worst-performing homes. The energy saved would be enough to power 4.5 million EVs per year. The …
Meeting Australia’s Paris Agreement goals will require a lot of electricity A big chunk of that electricity demand will come from electric vehicles (EVs) as motorists move away from cars that burn fossil fuels, and the country powers more of its buses, …
Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the greatest challenges of our time – they are deeply interconnected. Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek opened the 2025 Climate-nature Nexus Breakfast, hosted with Monash University and the Responsible …
Meanwhile, the Coalition – which promoted nuclear energy and a slower renewables transition – suffered a historic defeat. Labor also looks set to have increased numbers in the Senate, where the Greens are likely to hold the balance of power. These numbers …
Climateworks proudly congratulates its Chief Executive Officer, Anna Skarbek, who has been recognised in this year’s Order of Australia awards. The Order of Australia awards, announced on June 9, recognise the achievements and contributions of eminent …
Six leading organisations have formalised a strategic partnership at the Fifth Australia-Indonesia Energy Transition Policy Dialogue to accelerate the nation’s clean energy transition through collaborative research, policy support and institutional …
Many Australian companies now need to disclose climate-related information as part of their general financial reporting. Australian Security and Investments Commission chair Joe Longo described this shift as the ‘biggest change to corporate reporting in 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 received less attention: the way Australia’s Your Future, Your …
After 16 years of dedicated service, Climateworks Centre’s Chair and co-founder, John Thwaites AM, 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 …
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 …
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