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05.08.26

HEAL Home reimagines healthier, lower‑energy housing

A new collaboration kicks off at a critical moment for housing affordability, health and climate action.

28.07.26

Industrial decarbonisation, explained

What is industrial decarbonisation, why does it matter and what's being done about it?

14.07.26

Industrial transition will be a new avenue for mobilising finance for Viet Nam

Climateworks Centre and the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies convened a consultation workshop to advance Viet Nam's industrial transition

20.07.26

The missing link in the blue carbon agenda: The workforce

For Indonesia to successfully drive sustainable blue initiatives, it will require expertise across numerous fields, writes Dr Carolina Contreras for The Conversation.

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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

25.05.26

  • 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
30.07.26

The big winners in electrification: Anna Skarbek’s keynote address to the Australian Clean Energy Summit

Australia can develop a resilient, prosperous, zero-emissions economy that works better for households, businesses and communities.

23.07.26

Influencing how Australia translates national climate targets into credible sector plans

Climateworks Centre delivered trusted analysis, sustained policy engagement and sector expertise to inform Australia’s net zero planning.

22.07.26

What year one of climate disclosures revealed – and what comes next

The first reporting cycle is providing early insight into how organisations are responding. It also signals that climate disclosure is the first step in a broader evolution of sustainability reporting.

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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.