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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

Forum member Mads Prange Kristensen, CEO of KRISCON, explains the challenges facing developers when assessing investments in developing markets. The Developer’s Dilemma involves “deciding how far along the development process they are willing to keep spending money versus the certainty of getting a return on the investment.” Read more

September 2024 issue of Smart Energy Council’s Magazine features an opinion piece from Forum member Satya Tanner linking the importance of securing social licence to the success of the renewable energy industry, and to deliver Australia’s economic and energy security. Read more

Climate Capital Forum is one of 30 organisations who joined in a statement responding to the federal Coalition’s proposal for $100 billion in cuts to housing, transport, education, and climate solutions. Read more

Blair Palese, Climate Capital Forum Founder, makes the case for moving now on the Future Made in Australia legislation, even if there’s more work to do Read more

Satya Tanner, Managing Director LAUTEC Australia and Climate Capital Forum member explains in this opinion piece in Energy News Bulletin how community engagement can facilitate acceptance of renewable energy projects, and how Australia can learn from the history of projects in Denmark. Read more

Offshore wind can play a significant role in supporting our industrial and energy security needs. With its greater reliability and consistent supply, it can be an essential component of our future economic security through the Future Made in Australia Act. Leaders from Australia’s offshore wind sector and Climate Capital Forum members, Amy Boersma, Satya Tanner and Naomi Campbell comment on how effective and efficient planning processes, with the right checks and balances are key to project success. Read more

Climate Capital Forum Founder, Blair Palese and Strategic Lead Amanda Caldwell respond to the 2024-25 Budget in The Politics newsletter. “Responding to the calls of investors, businesses and climate finance experts, Labor appears to be zoning in on the need for Australia to respond strongly to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with a clear vision to ensure our innovators and innovations don’t move offshore.” Read more

Climate Energy Finance and Climate Capital Forum respond to the 2024-25 Budget from Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher: “After a devastating decade of climate and energy transition chaos, inaction and underinvestment under the LNP luddites, we appear to have a government that appreciates Australia’s comparative advantages.” Read more

Future Made in Australia Act puts country in global cleantech race. Climate Capital Forum founder Blair Palese and Director of Climate Energy Finance, Tim Buckley, support the government’s Future Made in Australia act. Read more