This resource examines the history of coal power in the UK, explores the factors that led to its phaseout, and analyses the implications of this transition for the country’s energy mix and for climate action globally. It uses the UK’s experience to demonstrate that a rapid transition away from coal power is possible, highlighting key...

This report finds the Australian Government should leverage its position as financier of renewable energy projects to guarantee strong labour standards in new energy and manufacturing jobs. It calls for labour standards to be embedded in Australia’s energy transition and industrial strategies, by attaching conditions to public financial support, and penalising non-compliance with these conditions.

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.