Policy Recommendation #1: High-voltage Transmission Upgrades Policy Recommendation #2: A national Electric Vehicle Strategy that Supercharges EV Take-up Policy Recommendation...
Increased Consumption Demand in Australia Has Been Largely Met Through Gas and Renewable Energy
According to International Energy Agency statistics, Australia consumed 248 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2018, up from 146 TWh...
Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Levels Have Decreased 15% from 1990
Recently Reported Greenhouse Gas Level: 515 Mt in 2020, a Decrease of 15% from 1990 (Source: Australian Department of Industry,...
Big Leap Forward in the Renewables Sector and Continued Lack of Federal Response to Climate Needs in Australia
The July to October period has seen some incredible leaps in the Australian renewables sector despite lack of federal government...
CSIRO and ARENA Leading Climate Mitigation Research in Australia
Australia has two major government-funded bodies leading on climate mitigation research: the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and...
Green Job Opportunities in Australia Being Ignored By Current Government
Despite Australia’s status as the biggest exporter of fossil fuels in the world, there are relatively few Australian jobs in...
Australians Living on Low-Incomes Have the Fewest Protections from Climate Change Impacts
In 2013 the now-defunct National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility raised the spectre of climate risks to disadvantaged Australians. Three...
Retrofitting the Aluminium and Steel Industries in Australia
Even before COVID, Australia’s steel and aluminium manufacturing industries were at an interesting crossroads. Aluminium smelters in Australia currently operate...
Habitat Destruction in Australia is Accelerating, Making Way for Property Development and Agriculture
Australia is home to eight of the world’s fourteen different terrestrial habitats, with over one million unique species and thousands...
Fossil Fuels Likely to be Leveraged as an Economic Kick-Starter in Australia
At the time of writing, Australia is in a hopeful position. Strong leadership from state governments has squashed the pandemic...