Built environment
Discussion paper
Capital for kilowatts: the (non)-inflationary impacts of the green transition
The paper unpicks concerns around whether large-scale investment in Australia's renewable energy systems, required to meet national emissions targets, are likely to have an impact on inflation. It finds that this investment is not only unlikely to be inflationary, it is likely to produce more economic stability than replacing existing coal and gas generation, and...
Guide
Coastal hazards and climate change guidance
This guidance document helps ensure coastal hazards and climate change are being factored into planning in New Zealand's coastal areas.
Report
Opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of infrastructure
This report explains how the Victorian Government can update policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures to make carbon emissions count in infrastructure decision-making. This includes planning, design, construction, maintenance and the end-of-life of Victoria’s infrastructure.
Report
A better deal: fixing Tasmania's broken public transport system
Tasmanians are suffering from the lowest per capita spending on public transport in the country. Ahead of the state's 2024 election, this report describes this story of neglect, and charts a course forward for Tasmania's public transport system.
Report
Affordable private rental supply and demand: short-term disruption (2016–2021) and longer-term structural change (1996–2021)
This report provides a unique point-in-time analysis of how the global health crisis of COVID-19 and policy and population responses temporarily altered the long-run structural trajectory of the private rental sector in Australia.