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Adapt, or learn to live in a dirty economy?

Adapt, or learn to live in a dirty economy?

Will the clean economy be possible, or is it a myth we like to tell ourselves?

Amrik Sohal

Anke Leroux

Diane Kraal

Department of Economics

Department of Management

Department of Business Law and Taxation

What does it take to get Australians into electric cars?

What does it take to get Australians into electric cars?

Would business fleets going electric be the game-changer?

Diane Kraal

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Feeling the heat: how our workplaces will become more dangerous

Feeling the heat: how our workplaces will become more dangerous

Climate-affected workplaces will become more dangerous, leading to further injuries and accidents.

David Johnston

Andrew Ireland

Rachel Knott

Centre for Health Economics

Moving towards a circular economy

Moving towards a circular economy

How we can move from a linear economy to a circular one. With sustainability expert Helen Millicer.

Amrik Sohal

Department of Management

The clean economy: Solving the energy equation

The clean economy: Solving the energy equation

To have any chance of limiting climate change, we need clean energy. How do we solve this equation? And why is Australia so slow on the uptake?

Anke Leroux

Department of Economics

Measuring the clean economy

Measuring the clean economy

We know we need to act on climate change. But how do we measure improvements and the setbacks?

Ummul Ruthbah

Annemarie Conrath-Hargreaves

Monash Centre for Financial Studies

Department of Accounting

How rising temperatures impact our economic preferences

How rising temperatures impact our economic preferences

Some places might soon be too hot for inhabitants to make optimal economic decisions.

Michelle Escobar Carias

David Johnston

Rohan Sweeney

Rachel Knott

Centre for Health Economics

How climate change could threaten Victoria’s wheat crops

How climate change could threaten Victoria’s wheat crops

Under some climate change scenarios, heavy losses are predicted for Victoria's wheat crops. But there are steps farmers can take to mitigate the impact.

Param Silvapulle

Natalia Bailey

Anke Leroux

Mervyn Silvapulle

Sisira Jayasuriya

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

Unearthing the hidden emissions lurking in supply chains

Unearthing the hidden emissions lurking in supply chains

Can manufacturers and suppliers identify greenhouse gas emissions in a way that is mutually beneficial for their business?

Xin Ma

Department of Management

Are we thinking about water conservation all wrong?

Are we thinking about water conservation all wrong?

Across the world, urban areas are heading towards a water supply crisis. Is it time to start treating water supply as a balance sheet 'risk'?    

Anke Leroux

Department of Economics

Rethinking biofuels: the future of energy?

Rethinking biofuels: the future of energy?

Australia lags the rest of the world when it comes to adopting biofuels - that is, turning plant matter into energy. But we can move beyond the 'food versus fuel' argument with expert research and government support.

Diane Kraal

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Why we need to pay attention to energy justice

Why we need to pay attention to energy justice

The proposed Adani coal mine in Queensland has been controversial for its environmental, economic and political ramifications. It's a good example of how difficult it is to make sense of all these competing agendas. Enter an emerging new field of thought – energy justice. With Dr Diane Kraal.

Diane Kraal

Department of Business Law and Taxation