Helping Australia to seize the extraordinary economic opportunities of the post–carbon world
Ross Garnaut
Director
Rod Sims
Chair
Recent Updates
A Green Iron Plan for Australia: Securing prosperity in a decarbonising world
Australia is uniquely positioned to become a world leader in green iron production. With soundly based policy settings and timely action, this opportunity can underpin prosperity for generations.
Albo’s visit to China shows green iron is our next boom
Listen—Chris McMahen on the Calix Podcast
Australia should become the world’s dominant green shipping fuel provider
The Blair Black Hole in Global Climate Policy: International trade of zero-carbon goods
Watch—Insiders: Australia and China’s relationship and parliament's return
Green iron didn't dominate headlines during Albanese's China trip, but it was a key discussion with Xi
Geopolitics, not economics, to forge ‘green iron’
Australia’s great leap forward: China opportunity makes Trump tariffs look like ‘a pimple on the bum of the iron ore trade’
The PM talked up green steel. But is it even a thing?
We should be paying more for our energy. Here’s why.
The Superpower Institute’s mission is to position Australia as a global leader in the post-carbon economy.
By harnessing the nation's abundant natural resources and mineral wealth, Australia can achieve economic prosperity and significantly reduce global emissions through the development and export of green, energy-intensive commodities.
If this opportunity is seized, we foresee a period of economic growth that surpasses the mining era, characterised by real wage growth, full employment, and a foundation for inclusive, multigenerational economic growth that will benefit communities across the nation.
Open Data Projects
Ensuring an effective transition to a zero-carbon economy requires transparent and accessible energy and emissions data. Committed to this necessity, the Superpower Institute developed the Open Accessible Auditable Data (OAAD) framework.
Tracking Australia's electricity transition
Open Electricity enhances public access to National Electricity Market (NEM) and Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) data, aiming to improve energy literacy and facilitate informed discussions on Australia’s energy transition for the long-term benefit of consumers.
Measuring Australia’s methane emissions
Open Methane is a free, open-source platform for detecting, measuring and locating Australia’s methane emissions. Utilising satellite observations and environmental modelling, it provides an up-to-date, content-scale view of methane emissions across Australia.
The Superpower book series
The Superpower series by Ross Garnaut explores Australia’s potential to lead the zero-carbon transition, combining visionary roadmaps with practical plans to harness renewable energy, turning climate action into economic advantage and positioning Australia as a green export superpower.