Climateworks Centre

Bridging the gap between research and climate action to accelerate transitions to net zero emissions for Australia

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    Throughout the year, Climateworks briefed governments across Australia and Indonesia more than 50 times.

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    Climateworks worked with over 300 students in the five Monash climate courses and workshops for undergraduate, master and executive-level participants we ran and supported.

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    We published over 60 articles to our news blog, featuring 31 Climateworks subject matter experts.

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    We released five major reports by our Food, Land and Ocean, Industry, Cities, Sustainable Corporates and Sustainable Economies teams.

Meeting our global climate goals requires urgent action, which starts with bridging the gap between research and climate action. The Climateworks Centre is at the forefront of accelerating transitions to net zero emissions for Australia, South-east Asia, and the Pacific. This is integral to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

Climateworks was co-founded by Monash University and the Myer Foundation in 2009, and works within the Monash Sustainable Development Institute. It comprises a team of specialised analysts, project leaders, collaborators, and engagement reports.  Their research includes developing innovative solutions at the nexus of climate change and international development and facilitating processes to build consensus across a diverse range of stakeholders around the low carbon transition.

Climateworks’ systems of work are focused on food, land and ocean, industry, cities, energy, sustainable corporations, sustainable economies, and sustainable finance. Collectively, the Climateworks Centre plays a key role in guiding governments, businesses, and the wider community in accelerating action to reach net zero emissions goals.

Our Story

Climateworks Centre are climate transition specialists for Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

2023 Impact Report

Climateworks’ strategic approach focuses on four transformations that we believe are needed this decade to achieve net zero emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5ºC.

Read more about the framework behind this research

Download the report

Spanning 15 years and 12 case studies at Monash University, the Framework with its interconnected seven elements seeks to strengthen systems, cultures, and capabilities for responsibly growing university-led research missions

Other mission-oriented research

Inhaled Oxytocin Project

The goal is to make childbirth safe for women everywhere by developing an inhaled form of oxytocin that is heat stable, non-invasive and simple to use.

ASPREE

The ASPREE Project is a long-term multi-centre, bi-national study into how aspirin supports the health of older adults.

World Mosquito Program

The World Mosquito Program is a not-for-profit group of companies owned by Monash University driven by a vision to protect the global community from mosquito-borne disease, such as dengue, Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya.

Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR)

The Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR), supported by the Australian Government, recognises that the challenge to Indonesia's infrastructure is connectivity that benefits local communities.

RISE

RISE is a transdisciplinary research program which aims to address this issue by trialling nature-based, water-sensitive revitalisation in Fiji and Indonesia to improve environmental health in informal settlements.

Fire to Flourish

Fire to Flourish is a five-year transdisciplinary program which supports Australian communities affected by the 2019 to 2020 Australian bushfires.

Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF)

SAEF was established to develop innovative ways to forecast, mitigate and manage climate and biodiversity changes in Antarctica.

Woodside Monash Energy Partnership

The Woodside Monash Energy Partnership aims to accelerate the development and deployment of new solutions to global energy challenges by building sustainable energy technologies that deliver energy in cleaner ways.

Building 4.0 CRC

Building 4.0 is a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program co-funded by the Australian Government which aims to develop a thriving Australian advanced manufacturing sector.

National Centre for Healthy Ageing

The National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA) – a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health – aims to address this by creating integrated care models to promote health and wellbeing in older Australians.

Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies

The Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS) is a research and education centre which integrates interdisciplinary consciousness research with community engagement and education to help solve world challenges.