Martijn Gough

✉️Please contact Martijn at martijn.gough@ricardo.com.

Martijn is an economist and public policy expert with over 17-years’ experience delivering natural resource management and climate change policy and reform. He leads Ricardo's Policy Strategy and Risk team in Australia, which focuses providing policy, strategy, performance and economic appraisal to help clients navigate issues related to climate change and natural resource management. He regularly leads climate change projects, with a focus on how communities, business and government adapt and transition to climate change risks and opportunities.

Martijn has led a number of climate change projects for public and private clients. Recently he led the Adapting Together – Local Government Leadership in a Changing Climate project for the Australian Local Government Association Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) to assess the national value of climate adaptation actions led by local governments across Australia. He is currently leading the  2024-25 Independent review of Tasmania’s Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 to evaluate current legislation, engage with stakeholders, provide evidence-based advice to help shape the legislation that guides the Tasmanian Government’s response to climate change. Each of these projects required deep technical understanding, and clear communication of best practice climate change risk management approaches. 

Martijn has worked for the United Nations Development Programme where he led coastal adaptation projects in the small island state that aimed to reduce the consequences of climate change on local communities. He also helped develop an Economics of adaptation toolkit in partnership with Yale University. Martijn was previously also a Senior Economist in in the Climate Change, Environment and Water team at the Department of Treasury and Finance where he developed his first-principles approach to policy analysis, economics and business case appraisal.

Martijn is currently Deputy Chair of the Victorian Marine and Coastal Council and formerly served on the New South Wales Coastal Council, both are independent statutory boards that provides advice to government and Ministers.