This review aims to support all Australian council and community stakeholders to better understand local government climate change targets, actions, strategies and policies. It provides a comprehensive assessment of actions councils are undertaking and the barriers and opportunities facing councils and their communities.

The government’s Future Made in Australia policy aims to maximise the economic and industrial benefits of the move to net zero and secure Australia’s place in a changing global economic and strategic landscape.

This review considers the pathways for six sectors – agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources – to decarbonise. It identifies barriers and proposes strategies and actions to address them. The report cautions against a net zero approach that relies on future development and argues that working to...

In fewer than six years, Australia has doubled the share of renewable electricity in our main grid. This report argues that now is the time to accelerate efforts towards even greater renewable energy targets that align with the global trend of growing demand for clean energy and materials.

This paper outlines developments in the regulatory framework for fuel quality, noxious (in-service) emissions and vehicle efficiency standards in Australia, principally over the last two decades to July 2024.