- Stephen Hatfield Dodds
Steve Hatfield Dodds (born Stephen Dodds) is an
Australia n philosophicaleconomist , with notable work in the social cost of economic decision-making and particularlysustainable development and the economic impact ofclimate change .Education
In 2000, Hatfield Dodds gained his PhD in
Economics from the Australian National University inCanberra , after submitting a thesis, "Fromconsumerism to sustainable development: essays on progress, well-being and limits in economic thought."Work
Soon after graduating, and joining the Australian Government's Treasury, Hatfield Dodds was seconded to the Canadian Department of Finance for several years, and travelled there with his family.
On returning to Australia, he held positions in [http://www.allenconsult.com.au The Allen Consulting Group] ,
Environment Australia , and theAustralian National University .He worked with, and advised on:
*cost-benefit analysis and non-market valuation inpublic policy (1998-2003);
* developing robust frameworks for identifying the benefits and value ofsocial capital and relatedsocial impact s (2001);
* State Government agencies on the design and implementation oftriple bottom line reporting and governance systems, including projects with theGovernment of Victoria to develop practical tools for assessing potential economic impacts of environmentalrisk s (2001-03);
* issues in integrating transport andgreenhouse policies, for Commonwealth and State Transport Ministers (2002);
* the Greening Australia 'green bank' leverage fund pilot under the National Action Plan market based instrument trial.* He has contributed to:
** "Building a Stronger Social Coalition" (2002), proposing practical tax measures to encouragephilanthropy in Australia;
** "Repairing the Country: Leveraging Private Investment" for theAustralian Conservation Foundation 's Business Leaders Roundtable (2001), as a senior author;
** theWentworth Group of Concerned Scientists ' "Blueprint for a Living Continent" report (November 2002),
**"A New Model for Landscape Conservation inNew South Wales " (February 2003) commissioned by PremierBob Carr , and
**"Blueprint for a National Water Plan" (July 2003);
* Was lead consultant with theGovernment of the Australian Capital Territory in the development of its long term industry policy framework (2002-03);He joined Australia's
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO ) in 2002 [ [http://www.pi.csiro.au/FennerConference/speakers.htm 2006 Fenner Conference] , CSIRO, accessed 2007-12-3] , and in 2003 became Senior Researcher in the Integration Science and Public Policy office, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, the position he holds still.In the December 2007 report "Leader, follower or free rider?" touted [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s2108458.htm Fighting climate change won't hinder economy: report] ,
ABC News Online ,3 December 2007 , accessed 2007-12-3] as of similar importance to SirNicholas Stern 's Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change for theGovernment of the United Kingdom (to which he contributed a submission), Hatfield Dodds as lead author argued for deep cuts in Australia'sgreenhouse gas emissions in the next 40 years (to 2050) and that the economic costs are modest and manageable and, indeed, preferable to the consequences of not acting. "It is much more disruptive and costly to step up action than to relax it so it is better to start off with the most stringent target you can imagine and that is what we have modelled... " [ [http://www.csiro.au/multimedia/EconomicImpacts.html Economic impacts of emission reductions] ,CSIRO Media podcast, December 2007, accessed 2007-12-3] .Positions held
* President -
Australia and New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE)
* Participant [ [http://www.australia2020.gov.au/docs/2020_participants_state.pdf Participants by State] , www.australia2020.gov.au, accessed 16 April 2008] -Australia 2020 Summit (Group: Population, sustainability, climate change and water), 19 &20 April 2008 Awards
The Bulletin magazine 's 28 October 2003 edition named Hatfield Dodds in its inaugural 'Smart 100' list of leading Australian innovators.Family
* Hatfield Dodds is married to
Lin Hatfield Dodds , a leadingAustralian Christian social activist , politicallobbyist , and President of theAustralian Council of Social Service (ACOSS).
* Steve and Lin decided to blend their family names and use the combined "Hatfield Dodds".
* He is an active Christian, a prominent member ofKippax Uniting Church and active in theZadok Institute for Christianity and Society .References
Further reading
* Hatfield Dodds, S. (2006), [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/F/7/Building_momentum_for_climate_action_-_SHD_Submission_to_Stern_Review_-_0603.pdf Building momentum for global action on climate change: Crafting policy approaches that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and incentives for participation in international action] (Submission to Stern Review)
* Hatfield Dodds, S. (2007), " [http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EC134p12.pdf The economic impacts of deep cuts to Australia's greenhouse emissions] ", ECOS Issue 134, pp. 12-15,CSIRO , January 2007.
* Hatfield Dodds, S., Adams, P.D. (2007), "Beyond the Double Dividend: Modelling the impacts of achieving deep cuts in Australian greenhouse emissions". Paper presented at the Conference of theAustralian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society ,Queenstown, New Zealand , February 2007.
* Hatfield-Dodds, S., Jackson, E.K., Adams, P.D. and Gerardi, W. (2007), " [http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/images/stories/CI058_ER_FullReport_NEW.PDF Leader, follower or free rider? The economic impacts of different Australian emission targets] ",The Climate Institute ,Sydney, Australia .
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