Effective city-level planning is essential for Australia to meet its Net Zero targets. Australia can learn from leading global cities to improve policy coordination, employ targeted finance and harness research to develop more effective local climate policy.

Australia can lead on comprehensive climate risk management by regulating corporate financial disclosures to include the physical risks posed by climate change.

As the challenges to maintaining economic resilience, social cohesion, and mental wellbeing grow, national time banks could mobilise social production and safeguard prosperity.

As the challenges to maintaining economic resilience, social cohesion, and mental wellbeing grow, national time banks could mobilise social production and safeguard prosperity.