This report outlines a package of policy reforms to radically speed up the renewable energy transition in Australia. It sets out a pathway to accelerating the economy’s ability to build energy infrastructure, providing opportunities for training and employment, better targeted community engagement, and greater certainty for communities hosting infrastructure projects. Four key reform areas are...

Sovereign capability means controlling the inputs that are fundamental to the functioning of an economy. This report recommends the establishment of Sovereign Power, a Commonwealth entity to build and own firmed renewable regeneration, offering long-term power purchase agreements to Australia’s strategic industrial facilities. It finds control over electricity for heavy manufacturing is the big gap.

Australian households are being hit by another global fuel shock. Australia's heavy reliance on fossil fuels means international crises quickly translate into higher costs at home. This report proposes that a step-change, focused on electrification, renewables, batteries and cleaner transport, can cut fossils fuel dependency permanently.

The escalating conflict in Iran and neighbouring countries is a significant risk to Australian households. When fossil fuel supply is threatened, prices spike and Australians pay. This is Australia’s core energy vulnerability. This paper proposes to reduce dependence by accelerating renewable energy and the electrification of homes, businesses and transport.