Industry members often describe their sector as hard-to-abate to argue against having to reduce emissions quickly. The iron, steel and cement sectors provide valuable case studies of how the ‘hard-to-abate’ label has shaped both policy and industrial actions. This report demonstrates that their decarbonisation is not only possible but highly achievable.

This report sets out the actions Australia needs to take to become a global leader in green iron manufacturing and decarbonise the iron and steel industry.

This report outlines concrete recommendations on how Australia can lead a transformative energy revolution in the Indo-Pacific region ahead of the Sydney Energy Forum 12–13 July 2022 in Sydney, co-hosted by the Australian Government and the International Energy Agency.

This paper argues that the creation of an integrated Indo-Pacific hydrogen market would transform regional geopolitics, help avoid the worst effects of climate change, and would also sustain greater levels of energy security and regional interdependence.

India’s vast energy demand and growing import dependence are creating complex regional and global geopolitical relationships.