Summary
Ross Garnaut is a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow and a Professorial Fellow in Economics at the University of Melbourne as well as a Distinguished Professor of the Australian National University. In September 2008, Professor Garnaut presented the Garnaut Climate Change Review to the Australian Prime Minister. This review, commissioned by the Australian government, examines the impact of climate change on the Australian economy and provides potential medium to long-term policies to ameliorate these. In November 2010 the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency commissioned Professor Garnaut to update his 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review. The Garnaut Climate Change Review – Update 2011 will present its final report to the Government by 31 May 2011.
Experience
- Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Economics, University of Melbourne 2009 – present
Education
- Australian National University, PhD Economics, 1972