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Specialists in climate transitions for Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Working as an independent centre within Monash University.

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10.12.25

A decade-long global effort for sustainable transport has started and Australia has a lot to gain by joining in

The United Nations has officially launched the UN Decade for Sustainable Transport, a ten-year global initiative to accelerate the shift toward cleaner, safer and more accessible transport systems.  Transport is one of the fastest-growing sources of emissions worldwide.  Changing the way people and goods move is essential for meeting global climate goals, improving public health, and helping communities thrive.

21.11.25

  • Webinar

Turning the tide with Indonesia’s ocean economy

Join us for our final Briefing Room webinar of the year at 2:00pm on Tuesday 2 December 2025 and discover how Indonesia’s ocean economy can supercharge climate action and sustainable economic growth. 

18.11.25

Climateworks Centre and the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center enter partnership to launch Indonesia Net Zero Campus Program

On 17 November 2025, Monash University’s Climateworks Centre and Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) signed an MoU to cement their continued collaboration on accelerating Indonesia’s transition to net zero emissions.
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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

08.07.25

  • Report

Guide to credibility for corporate climate transition plans

The introduction of new mandatory climate-related financial disclosures in Australia in January 2025 marks the start of a new era, where planning for net zero is standard practice for Australian companies.

  • 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

09.10.25

  • Report

Heat, power and flexibility to future-proof Gladstone

This report focuses on two key opportunities for industrial decarbonisation in Gladstone: replacing fossil fuels used for industrial heat with low-carbon alternatives and complementing this shift with industrial energy demand management.

  • Australia
12.12.25

What’s next for Indonesia’s battery ambitions? Key insights from Climateworks’ latest analysis

Indonesia has the raw ingredients to play a major role in the global battery transition: vast nickel reserves, growing refining capacity and strong investor interest.  Our latest analysis shows that natural endowments are a necessary condition for long-term leadership in the sector, but alone are not sufficient. 

10.12.25

Climateworks Centre and the Center for Environmental, Social, and Governance Studies partner to support net zero goals in Indonesia 

Monash University’s Climateworks Centre and the Center for Environmental, Social, and Governance Studies (CESGS) at the Universitas Airlangga in Surabaya, Indonesia, signed an MoU to formalise a strategic partnership. 

25.11.25

Climateworks appoints new Country Lead to Indonesia team

Climateworks Centre is delighted to announce Egi Giwangkara has been appointed as the new Country Lead overseeing our Indonesian programs.

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Ambitious targets and swift action are prerequisites for shared climate safety. Climateworks develops evidence-based solutions to accelerate emissions reduction in line with the global 1.5°C temperature goal.


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We are climate transition specialists, working in Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific with decision-makers who have the power to reduce emissions at scale.


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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.

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