Since signing the Paris Agreement, Australia’s fossil gas exports have doubled, and coal exports have increased significantly. The Santa Marta Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels offers an opportunity to focus on how countries like Australia can phase out fossil fuels. This paper covers four steps to phase out fossil fuels with minimal economic...

This report aims to stimulate and initiate a new wave of industry engagement by evaluating the current state of electricity grid transition. It identifies challenges and proposes a participatory foresighting program governed by eight core design principles to unlock a future resilient grid.

The development and uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated recently – elevating the question of what widespread deployment will mean for the energy sector. This report includes projections for how much electricity AI could consume over the next decade. It analyses what the uptake could mean for energy security, missions, innovation and affordability.

Housing affordability is undermining efforts to address teacher shortages in New South Wales. The policy challenge for government is securing the right qualified teachers where they are most needed in the system. This report analysed teacher workforce and housing shortages to set out clear policy opportunities for government action to supply key worker housing.

This brief summarises the support measures governments have implemented in response to the sharp rise in energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict. Many OECD countries have moved quickly to provide support, most often through fuel-tax cuts and other price-support measures, while targeted income support and regulatory interventions have been used less widely.