MOBILISATION REPORT RELEASED
The Mobilisation report was made public for the first time in July 2023.
The new report, How to make net zero happen, builds upon the final modelling results of the Net Zero Australia study and explores what governments, business and households should do to accelerate towards net zero.
About
Net Zero Australia
Net Zero Australia (NZAu) is a partnership between the University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland, and Princeton University.
The study illustrates net zero pathways that reflect the boundaries of the Australian debate, for both our domestic and export emissions. Our purpose is to help individuals, communities, companies and governments appreciate:
- the scale, complexity and cost of the net zero task
- different ways in which the future could unfold
- how we all might contribute to the required changes
- how unintended consequences might be avoided and negative impacts reduced.
Net Zero Australia aims to be technology neutral, evidence driven and non-political.
Our research
The Net Zero Australia Project was started in 2021 because no comprehensive, rigorous, and non-political modelling had been done to illustrate the scale, cost, pace and impacts of the Australian energy transition. By 2023, we had identified and analysed net zero pathways for Australia with unprecedented rigour and to the highest standards of governance and transparency.
Yet the National debate still needs contributions that focus on the fundamentals: costs, security/reliability, GHG emissions and our Nation’s welfare and prosperity. All options must continue to play a potential role.
The study’s current goal is to translate the insights of detailed net zero pathways modelling into specific actions that will help accelerate the energy transition.
Sponsors
Net Zero Australia has been made possible by the generous support of the following organisations:
The latest phase of the NZAu project will:
- update previous modelling of decarbonisation pathways for Australia;
- undertake further analysis on major aspects of the decarbonisation challenge for policy development and planning; and
- make practical recommendations that can achieve deep decarbonisation whilst respecting social and other environmental needs.