Mara Hammerle

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 is a report from the Centre
The Centre for Policy Development’s submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on Investing in cheaper,
CPD’s submission to the Energy Industry Jobs Plan Review makes several recommendations that aim to
Powering Prosperity is a report from the Centre for Policy Development that provides a practical
The Climate Solutions Advantage is a practical guide designed to help large organisations and industry
The Centre for Policy Development submission to the Australian Government's Strategic Examination of R&D makes

In the media

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.
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.
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.
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