Let’s tax carbon and other ideas for a better Australia with Professor Ross Garnaut
How can Australia lead the global shift to a low-carbon economy and secure its future as a full-employment, renewable energy superpower?
About
The Melbourne Energy Institute, the Superpower Institute, and the Faculty of Business and Economics invite you to a conversation with Professor Ross Garnaut AO, as he shares key ideas from his latest work, Let’s Tax Carbon: And Other Ideas for a Better Australia.
In this thought-provoking discussion, Professor Ross Garnaut will explore how Australia can lead the global transition to a low-carbon economy, securing its future as a full-employment, renewable energy superpower.
Garnaut will reflect on the history of Australia’s economic policies, offering a critical assessment of the current approach to climate and energy reform. Central to the discussion will be his proposal for a Carbon Solutions Levy, a bold new approach to holding major polluters accountable while spurring innovation and driving industrial development in a low-carbon economy.
Garnaut will be joined by special guests. The Grattan Institute's CEO Aruna Sathanapally will provide an introduction and comment from a macroeconomic perspective. Professor Beth Webster, Director of the Melbourne Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research, will explore full employment, equity, and corporate tax implications. Professor Peter Dawkins, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University and co-author on the 'Full Employment' chapter, will expand on the return to full employment.
Read more about the Superpower Institute, Melbourne Energy Institute, Melbourne Institute, Grattan Institute, and Mitchell Institute.
Speakers
Ross Garnaut, Emeritus Professor Economics, University of Melbourne
Beth Webster, Professor of Economics and Director, Melbourne Institute
Aruna Sathanapally, CEO, Grattan Institute
Peter Dawkins, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Mitchell Institute
Event details
Date: Wednesday 23 October
Time: 5:30pm - 7pm AEDT
Location: Level 1, Old Quadrangle Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria
IN PERSON EVENT ONLY