Climate change, industrial structure and the knowledge economy
This long-term project examines the impact of various features of the
knowledge economy – changing industrial structure, globalization and the
rise of countries such as China and India, and the creation and
diffusion of new technologies – on global energy use and the climate.
The project is also giving increasing attention to policy responses to
avoid serious climate change given the rapid growth in CO2
emissions that is occurring at the present time.
One main element of this project was an ARC Linkage Grant
LP0214957
Climate Change, Industrial Structure and the Knowledge Economy: Key
Issues for an Effective Response on Greenhouse Gases.
Industry partners in the ARC linkage project were:
- Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Business Council of Australia
- Australian Greenhouse Office
Researchers who have worked on that project include:
- Peter Sheehan
- Ainsley Jolley
- John Phillimore
- Adam Hawkes
- Sardar Islam
- Matthew Clark
- Fiona (Fanghong) Sun
The project is now completed. Click here for the Final Report
Climate Change, Industrial Structure and the Knowledge Economy: Key
Issues for an Effective Response on Greenhouse Gases.
The results of much of the other work undertaken to date is
contained in the Centre's
Climate Change Working Paper Series.
The Centre also has a collaboration with the CSIRO Marine and
Atmospheric Research, Melbourne, to undertake joint research in this
area. An initial joint paper is available as
Climate Change Working Paper
No. 11.
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