Helping Australia to seize the extraordinary economic opportunities of the post–carbon world
Ross Garnaut
Director
Rod Sims
Chair
Recent Updates
Webinar—Why We Shouldn’t Be Held Hostage to the Past: Unlocking the Consensus on Pricing Pollution
Listen—A Carbon Tax Comeback?
Australia shouldn’t let the politics of yesterday drive emissions policy of today
Webinar—The Politics of the Impossible
Watch—Polluter Pays Levy explainer
Watch—Fair Share Levy explainer
Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay?
Pricing Pollution: Community Sentiment Study
‘Polluter pays’ is the way for thriving Australian industries
Charging polluters is how to cut emissions, fix the budget and win voters
You’re paying for someone else’s profit. Here’s how we claw it back
Garnaut and Sims' bold call for a fresh policy reset
Labor urged to dump energy policies for $36b pollution tax
‘Not radical, it’s fair’: Australian households would receive compensation in proposed ‘polluter pays’ levy scheme
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.
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