Arjuna Dibley
Arjuna Dibley

I am a lawyer and economist who works on sustainability as a researcher, advisor, and board director.

Academia

I do high-quality peer-reviewed and impact-oriented research on the law and economics of sustainability.

Current positions:

I hold a doctorate from Stanford University focusing on the law and economics of climate change (as a General Sir John Monash Scholar).

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Featured Publications

Recent publications
Quantifying climate liability risks
Quantifying climate liability risks

We explain the significance of climate change liability risks, how they are neglected and five different approaches for measuring these risks.

T. Wetzer, R. Stuart-Smith and A.Dibley, ‘ Climate risk assessments must engage with the law’, Science, 383, 6679, 152-154 (2024).

Why do some state-owned companies innovate more than others?
Why do some state-owned companies innovate more than others?

This paper sets out a theory of ‘green’ innovation at state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which accounts for the legal and financial structure of these firms.

A. Dibley, ‘When does “Leviathan” innovate? A Legal Theory of Clean Technological Change at Government-Owned Electric Utilities’, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 47, 135-205 (2023).

Decarbonizing state-owned power companies
Decarbonizing state-owned power companies

Through a comparison of state-owned power companies in middle income countries we look at some of the barriers and potential approaches for decarbonizing these high emitting firms.

P. Benoit, A. Clark, M. Schwartz and A, Dibley, Decarbonization in state-owned power companies: Lessons from a comparative analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production (Apr, 2022).

Sovereign bonds and climate risks
Sovereign bonds and climate risks

We study sovereign bond prospectuses issued during the COVID-19 pandemic and find that few countries considered how climate change risks may impact repayment.

A. Dibley, T. Wetzer and C. Hepburn, ‘National COVID debts: climate change imperils countries’ ability to repay’, Nature, 592, 184-187 (2021).

Mexico's carbon pricing regime and business interests
Mexico's carbon pricing regime and business interests

We study the development of Mexico’s carbon pricing laws and evaluate whether economic co-benefits are sufficient to enable a high carbon price.

A.Dibley and R. Garcia-Miron, ‘Can money buy you (climate) happiness? Economic co-benefits and the implementation of effective carbon pricing policies in Mexico’, 70, 101659 (2020)

Advisory Roles

I sit on the board and otherwise support organizations in my areas of interest. I am currently:

I also consult on projects within my areas of expertise across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Please get in touch if you are interested in learning more.

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