A renewably powered manufacturing sector with Ross Garnaut

Today’s episode is from one of our ‘Economics of a pandemic’ webinar series, featuring Professor Ross Garnaut, renowned economist and author of Superpower: Australia’s Low-Carbon Opportunity.

Professor Garnaut was in conversation with economist and director of the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, Jim Stanford, and Dan Nahum – economist at the Centre for Future Work about a renewably powered manufacturing sector in Australia.

To say there’s been renewed interest in Australian manufacturing since the pandemic would be an understatement. The question is, how can a resurgent manufacturing sector be part of a transition to a low-carbon economy?

This was recorded live on Friday 8 May 2020 and things may have changed since recording.

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Host: Ebony Bennett, deputy director of the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Jim Stanford // @jimbostanford

Dan Nahum // @dan_nahum

Producer: Jennifer Macey with assistance from Lucy Luo

Theme music is by Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum