We bring together leading thinkers and key policy makers to address critical issues on decarbonisation and support efforts at all levels of government to build a strong future economy.
The global move from polluting to clean energy is unstoppable and its running mate, climate change, is already impacting people, communities, health, food production, supply chains, insurance and cost of and reduced standards of living. The pace of both demands urgent action.
Globally, policy instability, particularly due to Donald Trump’s election in the US, is impacting the policies and economies of every country, making progress far too slow.
Australia’s historical 2025 election has given the second Albanese government a crystal-clear mandate for policy to drive climate action and ensure our nation finds its place in the rapidly-emerging decarbonising economy. Now is the time to move at speed, continuing to progress policy that allows us to seize the opportunities of renewable energy and cleantech both at home and for export.
Australia needs to continue investing at scale through policies that commit public capital to initiatives that work best here: tax credits for advanced manufacturing, new strategic funding for investments in the national interest such as equity in emerging Australian mining developments, local content requirements to spur domestic sectors and updating taxes, subsidies and structures that are holding us back.
Government incentives and policies that speed up cleantech innovation will help crowd-in private capital, share risk and enable large-scale investment to ensure that Australia seizes the economic and employment opportunities of becoming a renewable energy and critical minerals superpower.
Climate Capital Forum is supported and hosted by our partner, independent public interest think tank, Climate Energy Finance. Read more about their important work here: Climate Energy Finance
What’s next for Australia?
There were significant gains in the last parliament to support Australia’s reframing of industry policy — doing more than “dig and ship” our resources to add value — but there is no time to waste. The global race to grab emerging cleantech opportunities is on and climate change impacts are mounting. We call on all members of the newly formed Australian parliament to step up and speed up action. Read more
Cleantech and energy collaboration achieves policy gains
The Climate Capital Forum is committed to ramping up our work to ensure Australia benefits from the emerging opportunities in the renewable energy and cleantech sectors. With our unlimited and affordable renewable energy and critical mineral resources, there is a real chance that we could step up to fill the US climate action void and become a global player in the fast-growing cleantech market. Read more
Nuclear dead, ambitious energy transformation mandate alive and well
What does the Albanese government’s landslide re-election victory mean for Australia’s climate and energy future? The LNP’s nuclear furphy is dead, buried and cremated. Now is the time for conviction and courage to double down and move at the speed the climate science dictates, seizing the magnitude of opportunities ahead for Australia on energy transition, domestic and export. Read more
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Nuclear dead, ambitious energy transformation mandate alive and well
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What does the Albanese government’s landslide re-election victory mean for Australia’s climate and energy future? The LNP’s nuclear furphy is dead, buried and cremated. Now is the time for conviction and courage to double down and move at the speed the climate science dictates, seizing the magnitude of opportunities ahead for Australia on energy transition, domestic and export. Read more
Holding the major parties to account over climate
Canberra Times
Climate Capital Forum spoke to AAP ahead of the election, and called for continued commitment to the climate fight post election 2025. Founder Blair Palese says no matter the outcome of Saturday’s federal vote, the Forum will be pushing hard for renewable industrial precincts, help for innovators and a government climate “tsar” to keep the agenda moving. Read more
Coalition’s promise to allow the gas sector access to Net Zero funding shows it doesn’t understand Australia’s net zero market opportunity
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SYDNEY, 3 April 2025 – The Climate Capital Forum said the Coalition’s announcement yesterday that it would allow the gas sector to access tax-payer Net Zero funding was a clear sign that it doesn’t understand Australia’s growing opportunity in the global emerging net zero market. Read more
Climate Capital Forum applauds the passage of the Production Tax Credit bill to help kickstart Australian green manufacturing
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Last night’s passage of the Production Tax Credit bill (PTC) through the House, days after Senate approval, is a win for Australia’s economy and vital part of what’s needed to help kickstart green manufacturing in Australia according to the Climate Capital Forum, a network of investors, industry, climate finance experts and philanthropists. Read more
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