Introduction; 1. Policy frameworks and institutions for decarbonisation: the energy sector as 'litmus test' Lynette Molyneaux and Keith Sue; Technologies for decarbonising the electricity sector; 2. Wind energy Nathan Steggel and David Osmond; 3. Solar photovoltaics Andrew Blakers; 4. Solar thermal energy John Pye, Keith Lovegrove, Paul Gauché and Mark Mehos; 5. Nuclear energy Andrew Stuchbery and Tony Irwin; Box 5.1 Fusion energy Kenneth G. H. Baldwin; 6. Hydropower Jamie Pittock; 7. Energy storage Lachlan Blackhall, Evan Franklin, Bjorn Sturmberg, Alexey M. Glushenkov and Hedda Ransan-Cooper; 8. The hydrogen economy Fiona J. Beck, David Gourlay, Michelle Lyons and Mahesh B. Venkataraman; Example economies: 9. Decarbonisation strategies and economic opportunities in Australia Amandine Denis-Ryan, Frank Jotzo, Paul Graham, Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Philip Adams, Rob Kelly, Scott Ferraro, Andy Jones, Anna Skarbek, John Thwaites, Sarah Levy and Niina Kauto; 10. Decarbonisation strategies and economic opportunities in Indonesia Utjok W. R. Siagian and Retno Gumilang Dewi; Box 10.1 India: enhancing renewables through policy innovation Kenneth G. H. Baldwin; Cities and industry: 11. Cities Xuemei Bai, Timothy M. Baynes, Robert Webb, Chris Ryan and Michael Smith; 12. Buildings and precincts Michael Smith, Peter Newton, Alan Pears, Amandine Denis-Ryan and Eshan Ahuja; 13. Urban water Michael Smith, Andrea Turner and Stuart White; 14. National climate change adaptation case study: early adaptation to climate change through climate-compatible development and adaptation pathways Tim Capon, Mark Stafford Smith and Russell Wise; 15. Transport Michael Smith, Peter Stasinopoulos, Alan Pears and Eshan Ahuja; 16. Industrial and manufacturing Michael Smith, Alan Pears, Peter Stasinopoulos, Ali Hasanbeigi and Eshan Ahuja; Land Use, Forests and Agriculture: 17. Land use Heather Keith and Michael Smith; 18. Forests Heather Keith, Andrew Macintosh and Brendan Mackey; 19. Agriculture Mark Howden; Mining, metals, oil and gas: 20. Mining, metals, oil and gas Michael Smith, Jane Hodgkinson, Alan Pears and Peter Stasinopoulos; Addressing barriers to change; 21. Trade and climate change Karen Hussey and Thomas Faunce; 22. Improving the governance of governments Ken Coghill, Barbara Norman, Thomas Smith, Cristina Neesham and Abel Kinyondo; 23. Financing the transition Michael Smith, Pablo Berrutti, Nathan Fabian and Nicolette Boele; 24. Social movements for change Michael Smith.