Governments around the world are intervening in the market to boost green industries. Picking winners like this comes with a chance of failure – but it’s not a reason to stop
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The Net Zero Economy Authority will have a broad remit to support the net zero transition. Here are some pointers on how it could go about it, based on an assessment of best practice
Critical minerals are well named. They’re critical to the green transition – and sought by the US and China. Who will Australia sell to?
Canada has emerged as a leader among its G20 peers in terms of green fiscal stimulus spending and policies.
Several countries have made pledges to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century. But new research finds the remaining carbon budget will be depleted before we get there.
Governments are throwing billions of taxpayer dollars on stimulus measures after COVID-19. But they must do it diligently, and transparently.
There has never been a better time for public money to go into improving the performance of Australian housing. We could have cut household bills and emissions, as well as saving construction jobs.
Just as it did 75 years ago, the UK government has a chance to build back better from a crisis.
Climate action is a vital protection against further global shocks, especially as governments plan their post-pandemic stimulus packages.
We’ll need to spend at least an extra 15-20% of GDP per year. It’ll be more palatable if it is funded by COVID bonds.
An economic downturn as severe as the great depression is possible, but what should emerge out of it?
Governments can staunch the current economic collapse without returning to the status quo.
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Innovator in Residence, University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, ETH Zurich
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PhD student, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Green Political Economy, Queen's University Belfast
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria