The Latest Breaking News from Ross Garnaut

A decades-long vision to drought-proof arid western Queensland has been abandoned by the state government after an expert review declared it completely unviable.

An expert panel has rejected a scheme to irrigate western Queensland, but says four mini-water grids could help coastal areas adapt to climate change.

Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…

Top economist believes internet access issues are standing in the way of decarbonisation and more efficient production

The economist’s new book proposes an expanded Renewable Energy Target and an energy reserve system to ensure grid reliability

Research shows biochar improves soil productivity and yields, and when fed to animals improves feed conversions and milk production.

Energy-hungry industries get little advantage from Australia being richly endowed with gas and coal, but mining and steelmaking could win in a net-zero economy.

Economist tells Jobs and Skills Summit ‘we are kidding ourselves’ if Australia focuses on wage rises rather than mineral rent tax

Renowned economist Ross Garnaut says Australians need to stop "kidding themselves about how well our economy is performing" as he calls for reform.

This is an edited extract from Ross Garnaut’s address to the jobs summit on Thursday night. Read other articles in The Conversation’s series about the summit here.

For almost a decade under the former Coalition government, Treasury did not model the economic impacts of climate change. The new government is ordering the practice to be resumed.