Ross Garnaut is a leading Australian economist and policy adviser with extensive experience spanning economic development, international trade, diplomacy and climate policy. His work has shaped economic thinking and public policy across Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
Ross Garnaut is a leading economist and Professor Emeritus in Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia, with expertise in development, economic policy and international relations across Australia, Asia and the Pacific. He is also Co-founder and Director of The Superpower Institute and Executive Chairman and Director of Superpower Industries.
Garnaut has held senior positions across academia, government and business, including serving as Australian Ambassador to China from 1985 to 1988 and as principal economic adviser to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. He led the Economics Department and Division of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University for over a decade and has played a significant role in advancing research and graduate education on China, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
A leading contributor to Australian economic and climate policy, Garnaut has chaired numerous high-level government reviews and commissions, including the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review and its subsequent update. His extensive corporate leadership experience includes serving as Chairman of Lihir Gold Limited from 1995 to 2010 and Chairman of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program from 2002 to 2012. He has also held leadership roles in international research and development institutions, including the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Garnaut is the author or editor of 48 books, alongside numerous influential academic publications on international economics, public finance and economic development. His contributions have been recognised through honorary doctorates from the Australian National University and the University of Sydney, as well as distinguished appointments in Australia and China.
Garnaut discusses the politics behind Australia's stop-start carbon pricing, and how First Nations communities are shaping decisions about the land use
Garnaut sets the transition in a long-term development frame, arguing that Australia and Indonesia share both high climate risk and outsized opportunity in a zero-carbon economy
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Ross Garnaut is a leading economist and Professor Emeritus in Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences and a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia, with expertise in development, economic policy and international relations across Australia, Asia and the Pacific. He is also Co-founder and Director of The Superpower Institute and Executive Chairman and Director of Superpower Industries.
Garnaut has held senior positions across academia, government and business, including serving as Australian Ambassador to China from 1985 to 1988 and as principal economic adviser to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. He led the Economics Department and Division of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University for over a decade and has played a significant role in advancing research and graduate education on China, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
A leading contributor to Australian economic and climate policy, Garnaut has chaired numerous high-level government reviews and commissions, including the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review and its subsequent update. His extensive corporate leadership experience includes serving as Chairman of Lihir Gold Limited from 1995 to 2010 and Chairman of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program from 2002 to 2012. He has also held leadership roles in international research and development institutions, including the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Garnaut is the author or editor of 48 books, alongside numerous influential academic publications on international economics, public finance and economic development. His contributions have been recognised through honorary doctorates from the Australian National University and the University of Sydney, as well as distinguished appointments in Australia and China.
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Australia, The Clean Tech Superpower
Garnaut discusses the politics behind Australia's stop-start carbon pricing, and how First Nations communities are shaping decisions about the land use
Navigating Climate in the Region
Garnaut sets the transition in a long-term development frame, arguing that Australia and Indonesia share both high climate risk and outsized opportunity in a zero-carbon economy
Address to the National Press Club
Professor Rod Sims and Garnaut address the National Press Club of Australia on 'realising Australia’s economic and climate opportunities'
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