Grattan Institute

The Grattan Institute in Melbourne, Australia, gives nonpartisan advice and promotes public discussion and understanding on public policy areas including:

• Cities[1] - considerations include urban planning, the idea of sustainable cities and transport.
• Energy[2] - considerations include renewable energy, energy subsidies, carbon pricing, carbon capture and storage.
• Health[3]
• Education[4][5] - key to innovation.
• Productivity growth[6] - note that this is an important aspect of economics for sustainability, as an educated, productive workforce is likely to be more focused on services as a proportion of the economy, and more efficient at resource use; however a greater economy is still generally a larger user of natural resources and emitter of greenhouse gases, unless it deliberately uses chooses to use its wealth differently.
• Australian Perspectives - focused on quality of life in Australia, which depends not only on economics but on non-economic factors.

These areas were chosen on the basis that evidence-based research was believed to have an important role in improving public debate on these matters.^[1] Grattan Institute also makes provision for experts in other fields to work under its umbrella.^[1]

It is a think tank and was established in 2008, as a result of a bipartisan effort by former and retiring politicians from the Australian Labor and Australian Liberal parties. It is funded by Australian federal and state governments and corporations.^[2]

It publishes reports^[3] and holds events^[4] for public discussion of these issues.

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