Helping Australia to seize the extraordinary economic opportunities of the post–carbon world
Ross Garnaut
Director
Rod Sims
Chair
Australia's Fuel Security
How Australia can break its foreign fuel dependence
Australia can lift its fuel security from 17 per cent today to 87 per cent in 2040 by focusing efforts on electrification and low-carbon liquid fuels.
Why WA should back low-carbon liquid fuels over a new oil refinery
Why Australia can't drill its way to fuel security
‘Drill baby drill’ is a slogan not a strategy
Practical steps to fuel security, not “wishful thinking”
Iran crisis shows Australia is missing out on billions
Pricing Pollution
The Case for Pricing Pollution
A Polluter Pays Levy and a Fair Share Levy can cut emissions faster and strengthen Australia’s economy in a way that is fair, efficient and politically durable.
Carbon Pricing’s Second Chance
‘The world has changed’: Fight to bring back a carbon price
Polluter Pays—Rod Sims in conversation with Dr Monique Ryan MP
How the Polluter Pays Levy works
Renegade Liberal backs carbon price push
If intergenerational fairness is what matters, then housing measures are only the beginning
Pricing pollution unlocks investment in the energy transition
A Carbon Tax Comeback?
A sure way to keep our nation driving: make polluters pay
Superpower Institute soft launches a little idea called ‘carbon pricing’
Recent updates
Cleaning Up Podcast – Can Australia become a clean tech superpower?
Green steel in Europe isn’t just talk
The Superpower Institute welcomes three new board members
War in Iran Gives New Fuel to a Tax Debate in Australia
Federal Budget response – Budget shows progress on fairness but gaps remain
The fossil fuel industry is using the Iran war to undermine net zero
Don’t let gas giants scare you - they need to cough up
Gas tax problems make the transition look good
Resources companies fight gas tax push at parliamentary inquiry
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A Green Iron Plan for Australia
Australia is uniquely positioned to become a world leader in green iron production. With soundly based policy settings and timely action, this opportunity can underpin prosperity for generations.
The New Energy Trade
World-first analysis of the superpower trade finds Australia could contribute up to 9.6% of the world's emissions reductions while generating six to eight times larger revenues than those typical from Australian fossil fuel exports.
The Superpower Institute’s mission is to position Australia as a global leader in the post-carbon economy.
By harnessing the nation's abundant natural resources and mineral wealth, Australia can achieve economic prosperity and significantly reduce global emissions through the development and export of green, energy-intensive commodities.
If this opportunity is seized, we foresee a period of economic growth that surpasses the mining era, characterised by real wage growth, full employment, and a foundation for inclusive, multigenerational economic growth that will benefit communities across the nation.
Open Data Projects
Ensuring an effective transition to a zero-carbon economy requires transparent and accessible energy and emissions data. Committed to this necessity, the Superpower Institute developed the Open Accessible Auditable Data (OAAD) framework.
Tracking Australia's electricity transition
Open Electricity enhances public access to National Electricity Market (NEM) and Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) data, aiming to improve energy literacy and facilitate informed discussions on Australia’s energy transition for the long-term benefit of consumers.
Measuring Australia’s methane emissions
Open Methane is a free, open-source platform for detecting, measuring and locating Australia’s methane emissions. Utilising satellite observations and environmental modelling, it provides an up-to-date, content-scale view of methane emissions across Australia.
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