Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics, Australian National University
released 31 March 2021
The annual Australia’s Environment Report summarises a large amount of observations on the trajectory of our natural resources and ecosystems.
Specialist Reports
Australian Academy of Science
released 31 March 2021
This report synthesises the observed impacts of climate change on Australia and the risk to our future of the current global trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions. It focuses on the consequences of 3°C of global warming in the absence of greater mitigation strategies for four areas of importance to Australia’s future: our ecosystems, food production, cities and towns, and health and wellbeing. The impacts of those changes on the lives and wellbeing of Australians are discussed in detail.
Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
released 21 March 2021
This report has been prepared for the Australia Institute to provide advice to the Energy
Security Board’s Post-2025 redesign of the National Electricity Market (NEM).
R. M. Colvin , Frank Jotzo
released 24 March 2021
Australia is a relative laggard on climate policy, amidst social and political fractures despite rising support for climate policy in opinion polls. In the 2019 Australian federal election, which was dubbed the ‘climate election’, the opposition campaigned on comparatively ambitious climate action but the government was returned on a status quo policy. We explore the social-political determinants of climate attitudes and how they are positioned in relation to voting behaviour, in the context of the 2019 election.
Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit & Oxford Net Zero
released 23 March 2021
The first systematic analysis of significant emitters, looking at the robustness of net zero pledges as well as their scope. The report looks for evidence that entities have components of a credible plan in place, such as interim targets, a reporting mechanism and clarity on use of offsets; we do not assess whether such plans are internally coherent nor compatible with a global trajectory to the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target.12 This report is an ‘opening snapshot’ that will allow the anticipated strengthening of net zero targets to be tracked over time.
WWF-Australia
released 22 March 2021
The Renewable Superpower Scorecard presents a snapshot of how Australia’s states, territories and federal government are performing in the race to become a renewable superpower.
International Energy Agency (IEA) & the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment
released 19 March 2021
This reports examines the risk and return proposition in energy transitions. In this paper, they extend the coverage of publicly-traded renewable power and fossil fuel companies to the following: 1) global markets, 2) advanced economies, 3) emerging market and developing economies, and 4) China. They calculate the total return and annualized volatility of these portfolios over 5 and 10-year periods.
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