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| Oct 7, 2026 | Credible data for Australia’s climate transition: Why global net zero standards need local buy-in | International net zero frameworks help corporate and government actors to speak the same language globally on climate action.
The Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard (ISO 14060) will offer corporations and financial institutions greater... |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Land sparing, sharing or a combination? | Australia’s land is under increasing pressure from many different angles.
The country needs land for agricultural production, but there are also compelling reasons to look at how land is used to protect biodiversity and mitigate climate cha... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Climate transition plans: moving from ambition to action | Climate transition plans are really business plans
Climate transition planning is the process of transforming climate-related risks and opportunities into a strategy supported by commitments, actions and governance.
At its simplest, though,... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Unlocking industrial decarbonisation through integrated land-use planning | Decarbonising heavy industry will require a significant increase in renewable electricity generation and transmission infrastructure.
Getting this energy build-out right is critical to Australia’s industrial future, productivity and competi... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Climateworks Centre joins national campaign to electrify Australia | This week, Climateworks Centre joined more than 30 consumer, business, civil society and research organisations to launch Electrify Australia, a campaign calling for a coordinated national effort to accelerate electrification across homes, ... |
| Sep 14, 2026 | The Safeguard Mechanism, explained | The Safeguard Mechanism is one of Australia’s most important policies for improving economic security by reducing carbon emissions.
It covers a range of industries including mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, transport and waste. What is t... |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Climateworks Centre strengthens Indonesia’s readiness to develop a blue carbon economy | Building local expertise in blue carbon
Climateworks Centre and IPB University’s Centre for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies recently delivered a four-day blue carbon capacity-building workshop.
There were more than 120 participants fro... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Shaping a credible blue finance taxonomy for Indonesia | The challenge
Indonesia’s blue economy contributes US$280 billion annually, more than a quarter of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product. This means investing in the ocean is key to Indonesia’s economy, culture and future.
Sustainable blue fi... |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Financing Indonesia’s industrial transformation through Net Zero Industrial Precincts | Southeast Asia is entering a defining period of economic growth.
As manufacturing expands and global companies diversify their supply chains, the region is attracting increasing investment. In 2024, investment in ASEAN reached US$226 billio... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Industrial decarbonisation, explained | Australia produces many essential materials including steel, cement, aluminium and fertiliser.
These form an important part of Australia’s economy and are fundamental to construction, agriculture and manufacturing.
From the copper that carr... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Influencing how Australia translates national climate targets into credible sector plans | What we’re solving
Australia’s Net Zero Plan provides a whole-of-economy framework for reducing emissions over time.
However, its effectiveness depends on how well policy, investment and delivery are matched to national ambition through cre... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Green ammonia, explained | Ammonia is a simple molecule made from nitrogen and hydrogen.
For over a century, it has been used to produce fertilisers, helping farmers grow more food for a growing global population.
Now, as the world works towards net zero emissions, a... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | ‘A giant blanket’: how better insulation lowers energy costs for you and the grid | Australian households are under immense financial pressure – and rising energy costs are a major reason why.
While policy makers and system planners have focused on ways to produce more energy – such as increasing renewables like solar – th... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Industrial transition will be a new avenue for mobilising finance for Viet Nam | On 10 July, Monash University’s Climateworks Centre and the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) convened a consultation workshop that brought together government, industry, industrial zone authorities and finance stake... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inside Climateworks Centre’s event on corporate climate transition planning | Corporate climate transition planning is fast becoming a core business necessity.
To support Australian businesses through this shift, Climateworks Centre hosted an event providing direct insights into upcoming government guidance and how b... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Strengthening the evidence base underpinning Australia’s climate ambition | What we’re solving
Climate ambition is shaped by complex and often competing pressures, such as global expectations, domestic politics, economic priorities and questions about feasibility.
As Australia developed its 2035 emissions target, d... |
| Jun 7, 2026 | Supporting Indonesia’s leadership on ocean–climate on the global stage | What we’re solving
The ocean and its blue carbon ecosystems hold significant potential to mitigate climate change.
Southeast Asia is home to the world’s richest blue carbon ecosystems, vast offshore renewable energy potential and some of th... |
| May 28, 2026 | Powering a new industrial era across Australia, Indonesia and Viet Nam | What we’re solving
As governments and businesses commit to net zero, industrial decarbonisation has become a necessity – and a strategic advantage.
As global markets shift to low-emissions commodities, getting the transition right means pro... |
| May 24, 2026 | Australia’s land use future | Land underpins Australia’s economy, communities and environment – sustaining food and fibre production, regional livelihoods, biodiversity and climate stability.
These functions are increasingly under pressure as climate change, biodiversit... |
| May 14, 2026 | Australia’s 2026 federal budget’s long-term impact will be in the details | The immediate fuel and cost-of-living crises were front and centre in Australia’s 2026 budget.
Here, we dive into what the budget means for Climateworks Centre’s priorities to mainstream net zero policy and practice across the economy. Move... |
| May 13, 2026 | Empowering better decisions for climate and nature | What we’re solving
Nature and climate are inseparable – climate change accelerates biodiversity loss, and nature offers powerful climate solutions.
Together, they influence every part of the economy, and nature is increasingly recognised as... |
| May 5, 2026 | Strengthening climate diplomacy and governance in Indonesia | What we’re solving
Indonesia’s rising climate ambition continues to outpace domestic capacity, as fossil‑fuel dependence and fragmented governance slow implementation of climate solutions. Our impact
Over several years, Climateworks Centre ... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | ‘Positioning capital for the economy ahead’: Anna Skarbek AM speaks at 2026 ACSI Conference | An edited extract of Anna Skarbek AM’s remarks on 17 March 2026 at the 2026 Australian Council of Superannuation Investors Conference in Sydney, Australia.
It is fitting that this climate session follows sessions on AI and modern slavery an... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | ASEAN unites to shape inclusive pathways for clean manufacturing | More than 100 experts from ASEAN member states (AMS) collaborated this month on accelerating an inclusive transition to clean manufacturing. Representatives from ASEAN Member States Energy Efficiency and and Conservation Sub-sector Network,... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | ‘No single actor has all the answers’: Inaugural David Shelmerdine Intern Thakshila Jayasundara | In 2025, Climateworks Centre launched an internship in honour of founding director David Shelmerdine.
The three-month internship, awarded to a Monash University student who has demonstrated a bold vision in nature-based solutions to climate... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Ocean Climate Dialogue focuses on advancing effective blue carbon governance | Blue carbon was in focus this month as experts, policymakers and stakeholders gathered in Jakarta for the Ocean Climate Dialogue 2026 (OCD).
The first milestone towards this year’s Ocean Impact Summit, to be held in Bali this June, the OCD ... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Appointment of Chair, Climateworks Centre board | Monash University and The Myer Foundation are pleased to announce the appointment of Sharan Burrow AC as Chair of the Climateworks Centre board, following a rigorous, open and competitive recruitment process.
A global advocate for human rig... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Appointment of Chair, Climateworks Centre board | Monash University and The Myer Foundation are pleased to announce the appointment of Sharan Burrow AC as Chair of the Climateworks Centre board, following a rigorous, open and competitive recruitment process.
A global advocate for human rig... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Powering the future: Ho Chi Minh City’s roadmap to industrial transition | 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, ever... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Powering Ho Chi Minh City’s future with net zero industrial precincts | 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 als... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Seven things Australia can do today to meet its new climate goal | 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... |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Designed right, road user charging can modernise how Australians move | 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 Commi... |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Australia can hit an 85% emissions cut by 2035 – if government and business seize the moment | 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 whethe... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Australian-first credibility guide to support businesses in new era of climate reporting | 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... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Why credible transition plans are now essential for business survival and success | 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 ess... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Six leading organisations commit to strengthen climate collaboration in Indonesia | 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 insti... |
| May 27, 2025 | Five huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver | 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... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Reducing transport electricity demand as Australia decarbonises | 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 o... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Harnessing nature’s power for net zero and biodiversity. Anna Skarbek’s address to the Forest Carbon Summit at National Press Club | Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek delivered the opening keynote address at the 2025 Forest Carbon Summit. Here are key takeaways from her speech delivered at the National Press Club in Canberra. We can do both
Achieving net zero is possi... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Climateworks executive Luke Brown accepts new role, leaving a legacy of regional collaboration | Luke Brown has made it his life’s work to understand Australia’s connection to the Asia-Pacific region and how the countries occupying one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions can collectively secure a safe and prosperous future.
... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Climateworks Centre honours departing founding director David Shelmerdine | The idea for Climateworks Centre was born at David Shelmerdine’s kitchen table where David and his wife, Maree, talked with their five children about how to mark 75 years of the Sidney Myer Fund and 50 years of The Myer Foundation, both in ... |
| Dec 19, 2024 | From analyst to acting CEO, Wei Sue to make the next big leap after a decade with Climateworks Centre | After 12 years, Climateworks’ Head of Strategy Wei Sue will take her climate ambition to Australia’s largest electricity generator.
When Wei joined Climateworks as an analyst in 2012, she stepped away from a sustainability consultancy, wher... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | New state and territory numbers reveal national climate progress | Australia’s states and territories have laid the foundation for a more ambitious 2035 national climate target, a new report from Monash University’s Climateworks Centre reveals.
The report shows that combined, Australian state and territory... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | What every Australian state and territory can still do on climate | Discussions about Australia’s climate transition often focus on the federal government, but states and territories also play a significant role in support of national and international goals.
Our soon-to-be-released report identifies leadin... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Leading climate policies from Australia’s states and territories | Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, countries around the world have increasingly recognised climate change as a shared challenge and begun to implement emissions reduction plans.
Subnational governments, both in Australia and glob... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Climateworks Centre experts at global UN ‘COP29’ climate talks | Climateworks Centre has the following experts on the ground in Baku:
Kylie Turner, Sustainable Economic Lead, Climateworks Centre who is pursuing sustainable pathways towards net zero, focusing on national and sub-national economies. Kylie ... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Anna Skarbek recognised at IGCC 2024 Awards | Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek was nominated for the Chair’s Award, ‘Individual Advancing the Cause of Climate Investment’ at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit, which took place on Thursday, 7 November.
The IGCC Clima... |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Diesel-thirsty mining can fuel an energy revolution | Flipping government incentives from fossil fuel use to accelerating electrification could bring huge benefits to the Australian mining industry.
The mining industry receives more than half of Australia’s Fuel Tax Credits Scheme, which is se... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | World-first catalogue released as experts gather for global biodiversity conference | Climateworks Centre has launched a world-first resource to support the consistent measurement of natural capital, which fuels over half of Australia and the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The Natural Capital Measurement Catalogue (NC... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | All Energy conference hears from Climateworks experts | The Clean Energy Council’s All Energy conference – a highlight in the clean energy calendar – this year featured six Climateworks Centre experts.
Our people showcased the breadth of the organisation’s expertise and capabilities, discussing ... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Speech: Anna Skarbek speaks on Climateworks’ 15 year anniversary | An edited excerpt from Anna Skarbek’s remarks on 17 October 2024, celebrating Climateworks Centre’s 15th anniversary at the State Library of Victoria. Photo credit Monash University: James Thomas Photo.
It takes a village to change a system... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Holding focus: Impact report 2020 | In 2020, Climateworks was proud to adapt and ‘hold focus’ despite the extraordinary circumstance of operating amid a global pandemic. We entered 2020 with a newly developed strategy for the transformative decade ahead. It aims for system-le... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Forging the way: Impact report 2021 | 2021 was a year of important progress on climate, even as the world continued to grapple with many challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow moved worldwide focus firmly to limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, a... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | The Global Nature Positive Summit was the first of its kind. Here are Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek’s key takeaways | This week Australia hosted the world’s first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney. Five years ago, Climateworks Centre co-hosted the first Australian Natural Capital Summit, which developed the first Natural Capital Roadmap for Australia... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Taking on transition: Impact report 2022 | Anna Skarbek, CEO of Climateworks Centre, introduces the organisation’s 2022 impact report.
In 2022, the global community held firm in its commitment to a net zero future, amidst a challenging year with continued impacts from the COVID pand... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Scaling up: Impact report 2019 | New research supports what is already being felt in Australia and around the world: climate change is happening faster than ever anticipated, bringing with it greater repercussions.
At the first ever UN-convened Climate Action Summit, and s... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Enabling Australia’s home renovation wave | The Australian Government is developing a national Net Zero Plan, to be guided by six sector plans covering all major parts of the economy.
One of those sector plans is an opportunity for the Australian Government to take a leading role in ... |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Why EVs alone aren’t the answer to Australia’s climate emergency | Source: Unsplash/ Michael Fousert article-article-body
Zero-emissions vehicles like EVs would need to hit 73% of new light vehicle sales by 2030 to keep transport emissions aligned to limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
Australia’s transport s... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | EVs alone won’t save Australia from climate emergency | Australia’s transport sector needs to decarbonise fast in order to meet emissions reductions in line with limiting global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
But focusing solely on electric vehicles (EVs) to get us there is unlikel... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Data and modelling can help accelerate decarbonisation in Southeast Asia, ASEAN Green Future webinar hears | In 2022, ASEAN nations’ installed solar and wind capacity was less than 1 per cent of the region’s potential, according to independent energy think tank EMBER.
This vast untapped potential presents significant investment opportunities, said... |
| May 27, 2024 | Australia’s domestic manufacturing gets a $523.2 million boost with Battery Breakthrough | Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
Australia has a new National Battery Strategy, unveiled last week as a key part of the government’s Future Made in Australia agenda. The vision is for this country to be making batteries with secure... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Australia’s sustainable finance strategy is here. But it’s only the first step | Source: Unsplash/ Zbynek Burival article-article-body
Just north of Jamestown in South Australia, 70 kilometres east of the Spencer Gulf and next to a wind farm of nearly 100 turbines, stands the world’s first big battery.
Built in partners... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | MONEYME helps customers "go green" with launch of discounted EV loans | SYDNEY, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital lender and non-bank challenger MONEYME (ASX: MME) is helping its Autopay customers "go green" with the launch of a 1 percent discounted interest rate on loans for electric vehicles (EVs... |
