US/IRA
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Australia faces a big challenge to hit green targets
In The Australian’s Business Review section, Blair Palese outlines the need for government to provide the “big picture” as we transition to a decarbonised economy. Read more
An Australian Response to the US IRA
Climate Energy Finance (CEF) and the Climate Capital Forum (CCF) call for at least an extra $100bn of government strategic public-interest capital investment into an Australian Renewables Industry Package and value-adding critical minerals industry development to crowd in $200-300bn of private capital. This would be an appropriately ambitious response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), commensurate with Australia’s domestic and export opportunity. Read more
How renewable energy can be a vehicle for resilient communities and economy in Queensland
Satya Tanner, CEO LAUTEC Australia and Climate Capital Forum member looks at energy resilience in context of national security and Queensland opportunities at Smart Energy Expo in Brisbane, 2023 Read more
The US IRA – one year on – August 2023
One year on from the introduction of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US (aka the Green New Deal), a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s program to reindustrialise the nation and secure cleantech supply chains against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical tensions, particularly with China, which dominates the global shift to clean energy. Read more
OPINION – Why I formed a Climate Capital Forum in Australia and why every country needs to do the same
Climate Capital Forum Founder, Blair Palese, on her motivation to form the network, and why its work is so important. Read more
