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15.09.26

Climateworks Centre joins national campaign to electrify Australia

A new national campaign is bringing together organisations from across the economy to help accelerate electrification and unlock cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy for Australians.

14.09.26

The Safeguard Mechanism, explained

A policy to reduce industrial emissions is an important part of Australia’s net zero toolkit

10.09.26

Climateworks Centre strengthens Indonesia’s readiness to develop a blue carbon economy

A recent training workshop helps turn Indonesia’s blue carbon potential into sustainable action

12.08.26

Indonesia advances low-carbon industrial precincts through Net Zero Industrial Precincts program

Following the identification of priority industrial clusters, the program is moving into its next phase, developing decarbonisation pathways and investment-ready pilot projects.

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26.08.26

  • Report

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.

  • Indonesia
  • Southeast Asia

25.05.26

  • Report

Australia’s land use future

Australia can restore biodiversity and reduce and remove emissions – all while maintaining a thriving agriculture sector. This report demonstrates that a more deliberate and integrated approach to land-use management is essential, achievable and beneficial.

  • Australia

04.12.25

  • Report

Decarbonising Indonesia’s high-value industrial sites through place-based action

Climateworks Centre’s Net Zero Industrial Precinct (NZIP) program offers a place‑based approach to accelerate industrial decarbonisation. NZIPs enable clusters of co‑located industrial facilities to transition collectively through shared renewable energy and clean heat, enabling infrastructure and low‑carbon technologies. This report outlines the first phase of the Indonesia NZIP program, focused on identifying candidate sites for possible pilot implementation.

  • Indonesia

12.11.25

  • Report

Implementing climate indices: Real stories and Australia’s opportunity 

Compared to current benchmarks, some climate indices deliver competitive investment performance with similar levels of risk, while supporting Australia’s climate goals.

  • Australia

03.06.26

  • Paper

Accelerating Indonesia’s energy transition through a competitive and sustainable battery industry

For Indonesia, developing the domestic battery industry is important for decarbonising the energy sector and supporting economic growth. This policy brief identifies four priorities to help Indonesia build a competitive and sustainable battery industry.

  • Indonesia
  • Southeast Asia

17.03.26

  • Paper

Corporate climate transition plans in the Australian superannuation industry

The financial sector is entering a new era in which climate risks and opportunities are no longer a longterm consideration, but a near-term core financial risk and strategic priority. This paper examines how Australian superannuation funds – collectively among the largest institutional investors globally – are evolving their investment and stewardship practices to respond to the transition toward a net zero emissions economy.

  • Australia

26.11.25

  • Report

Turning the tide: Advancing Indonesia’s blue economy through ocean-based mitigation actions

Indonesia’s ocean is central to its climate and economic future. As the world’s largest archipelagic nation, home to 17 per cent of global blue-carbon ecosystems, Indonesia has an unparalleled opportunity to align its blue economy ambitions with its climate goals.

  • Indonesia
  • Southeast Asia

30.10.25

  • Paper
  • Report

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.

  • Southeast Asia
25.08.26

Joint statement on the Treasury’s climate-related transition planning guidance

Climateworks Centre joins seven leading industry bodies in signing a joint statement on the Treasury’s climate-related transition planning guidance.

17.08.26

Net zero industrial precincts, explained

What net zero industrial precincts are, why they matter and how they can benefit regions

11.08.26

Financing Indonesia’s industrial transformation through Net Zero Industrial Precincts

Key takeaways from Sharan Burrow’s address at the Maybank Indonesia Sustainable Finance Forum in Jakarta

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Climateworks is having real influence and impact on governments, business and the wider community. Though climate change policy has been extremely fraught and politically difficult in recent years, Climateworks has become a key advisor for both sides of politics.

John Thwaites, former Chair Climateworks Centre, former deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment.