Dr Chris Dunstan

Chris Dunstan is a senior research and policy leader with >30 years’ experience in clean energy and climate, strategic management and sustainability.
Chris has facilitated major policy and program initiatives in energy and sustainability, including the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (the world’s first carbon emissions trading scheme), the NSW Energy Savings Scheme, the multi-billion dollar NSW Climate Change Fund and the AER’s $1 billion Demand Management Incentive Scheme for electricity distribution networks.
Chris has conceived and led many key research initiatives, including the Australian Decentralised Energy Roadmap, the national Network Opportunity Maps, the Electric Driveway and the $350 million RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre.
Chris has provided strategic advice on price reform, energy efficiency, peak demand management and distributed generation to many government and corporate clients in Australia and overseas.
Chris’ work engages with the technical, policy, social and regulatory aspects of the decentralisation and decarbonisation of the energy system, in order to deliver cleaner, lower cost energy.