This report reviews the evidence on policies and approaches in other countries and regions concerning a local authority-led transition to net zero. It focuses on: how local authorities can prioritise action on climate change; and innovative financing solutions to support local authorities to transition to net zero.

This report argues that running just one nuclear power station in Queensland would displace an average of 45,000 Queensland household solar systems every day because nuclear plants are inflexible and need to consistently export energy.

Societies around the world are navigating many complicated economic, social, and environmental issues at once. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put a framework and metrics to many of these diverse problems. This paper finds that despite ongoing global strains, the human condition has improved on several fronts since 2015 – but improvement alone does not meet...

The New Zealand Government is consulting on policy proposals that sit across the Government’s five priority areas of its climate strategy and focus on key sectors: energy, transport, agriculture, forestry and waste. This discussion paper sets out how emissions pricing, and the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme in particular, will play a central role in...

This analysis reveals that in 2023, Australia’s big four banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, and Westpac, continued to pour billions of dollars into the fossil fuel industry. This report argues that this completely undermines their 'climate credentials'.