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 world is currently in a technology, trade and finance race as the global energy transition takes
hold and we grapple with the growing impacts of climate change and climate risk.

When the United States introduced the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022 it set off a race for investment funding across the globe and shifted the economic paradigm.

For Australia, this is one of the biggest investment, employment, and net export opportunities this
century. There is no more free market in the race to decarbonise and Australia must respond with what works best here: smart incentives such as 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in emerging Australian mining developments, local content requirements to spur domestic sectors, and regulating where out-of-date structures hold us back.

A major public policy shift is required, at scale, to attract investment needed to crowd in private capital and enable large-scale investment that ensures Australia seizes the economic and employment opportunities from being a renewable energy and critical minerals superpower.

Making those investments now would set the right market signals while also strategically leveraging the national balance sheet to provide confidence to investors.

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