Professor Tom Kompas

Professor Environmental Economics & Biosecurity, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Environment

Research

Rising sea levels projected to cost Australia more than $855 billion

Using two climate scenarios, new economic modelling shows the costs of rising seas and storm surges – and the need to rethink where we build and how to protect coastlines

Sciences & Technology

An ounce of biosecurity prevention is worth two pounds of cure

Australia will avoid $A314 billion in damages, at an average return on investment of 30:1 through the continued operation of its biosecurity systems, new research shows

Sciences & Technology

The costs and benefits of a clean economy

As the cost of renewable energy falls, Australia’s transition to clean energy makes sound economic as well as environmental sense

Environment

The great (climate) depression

New economic modelling shows a US$23 trillion loss in global GDP, with the economies of many countries collapsing, if we allow global temperatures to rise by 4 degrees by 2100