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28.02.25
Opportunities for Europe–Southeast Asia–Australia collaboration in a sustainable economy, says Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action
Having successfully decoupled emissions from economic growth, the European Union aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action, Kurt Vandenberghe, told a Melbourne panel.
21.02.25
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 2009.
18.02.25
Manufacturing transformation key to Indonesia’s net zero success
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. Â
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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, Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Centre, former deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment.