Just Energy Transitions

Just Energy Transitions

We were the first Australian university to commit to net zero by 2030 and received the 2018 UN Momentum for Change Award recognising our innovative and transformative Impact. We’re now helping other universities and cities globally to make a just energy transition possible.

Our global energy transition must be just and equitable

A healthy economy should not come at the cost of a safe and liveable environment. A just energy transition ensures that the benefits and impacts of green energy are shared widely and take into account those who may stand to lose economically. The premise of a Just Energy Transition (JET) is to provide equitable access to renewable energy systems whilst building resilience to the effects of climate change, particularly in vulnerable and marginalised communities.

Read what Monash experts say about Just Energy Transition

 

Our focus on Just Energy Transitions

Find out how we’re bringing together our leading capabilities to initiate, develop and activate change through a range of multi-disciplinary projects striving to achieve Net Zero emissions for ourselves and others.

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Australia has just been handed a map for getting to net zero. Here’s how it will guide us

The roadmap also shows how Australia can do its part to limit global warming to 1.5°C to avoid temperatures climbing dangerously higher. Climate scientists are clear – every fraction of a degree matters.

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‘What Happens Next?’: Is Australia Behind in the Critical Minerals Race?

‘What Happens Next?’: Can Australia Become a Green Energy Superpower?

Climate and culture lessons from the Pacific Islands

Australia’s new climate-related financial disclosure regime

COP26: Momentum shifts to help curtail the emissions curve, but not enough to crush it

Clearer rules on reporting companies’ climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia

Why Southeast Asia needs to build climate-resilient energy systems


Ceren Ayas

A just energy transition is about bringing everyone along as renewable energy replaces fossil fuels and low-carbon industries replace carbon-intensive ones. It’s the nexus of minimising economic and social burdens while advancing climate action. These challenges are complex and global cooperation is needed to overcome them."

- Ceren Ayas, Climateworks Centre Southeast Asia Senior Project Manager, Monash University