Mara Hammerle

Senior Economic Adviser

Expertise: Just transition, energy and climate economics, public policy

Dr Mara Hammerle is an economist and public policy analyst who specialises in energy and climate economics. Prior to commencing at the Centre for Policy Development she held a research position at the McKell Institute.

She holds a PhD from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU where she worked with government and industry assessing the impacts of ACT energy policy on households.

Her academic work has been published in Energy Economics, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Economic Record among others.

Publications

Watt Benefits? Ensuring social equity in Australian electricity markets

Watt benefits? Ensuring social equity in Australian electricity markets is a report from the Centre

Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation

The Centre for Policy Development’s submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on Investing in cheaper,

Submission to the Energy Industry Jobs Plan Review

CPD’s submission to the Energy Industry Jobs Plan Review makes several recommendations that aim to

Powering Prosperity: A framework for a fair and inclusive energy transition in Indonesia

Powering Prosperity is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that provides a practical

The Climate Solutions Advantage: A playbook for communicating the economic benefits of climate solutions to Australian mid-tier businesses

The Climate Solutions Advantage is a practical guide designed to help large organisations and industry

Submission to the Australian Government’s Strategic Examination of R&D

The Centre for Policy Development submission to the Australian Government's Strategic Examination of R&D makes

In the media

Boral, Holcim lead the race to solve ‘green’ concrete’s challenges

Concrete production contributes 7% of global CO2 emissions, which is not far behind steel. But unlike steel, efforts to decarbonise concrete have been plagued by challenges, both technical and perceptional.

Capital Brief
3 June 2024

CPD pushes for unity on Australia’s net-zero ambitions

A new CPD report advocates for unified state and federal procurement policies to hasten Australia’s net-zero transition and support the development of emerging green industries such as green steel and green hydrogen.

InsuranceBusiness
24 May 2024

Time for public sector procurement to go green, think tank says

A new report from CPD recommends a series of changes to state and federal procurement policies to support the growth of emerging green industries like green steel and green hydrogen.

Government News
23 May 2024

MEDIA RELEASE: Build climate transition ‘from the ground up’ with locals

Local transition plans for Australian regions affected by climate transition should be built “from the ground up” to strengthen resilience and adaptability, rather than adopting a one size fits all approach that focuses just on replacing fossil fuel industries

Fading Coal and Gas Hubs Can’t Rely on Green Fuels to Save Jobs

Coal and natural gas production hubs in Australia, one of the top exporters of the fossil fuels, should diversify their economies and can’t rely on potential new industries such as green hydrogen to preserve jobs, according to a study.

Bloomberg
29 June 2023

How teachers and tourism could keep mining towns afloat

Australian coal mining regions need a steady supply of teachers, healthcare workers, volunteers and entrepreneurs to adapt and prosper as the world moves away from fossil fuels.

AAP
29 June 2023