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.

A surge in Australian data centre construction driven by artificial intelligence (AI) risks pushing up power bills and climate pollution, according to this report. With more than 90 projects in the pipeline, this report proposes that every new data centre in Australia must be subject to strong standards for both its energy and water use.

As Australian households and businesses search for cheaper, cleaner and more efficient fuels, they are using less gas. Governments have largely ignored this decline. This report calls on the federal and state governments to take more control of declining gas production and use, to achieve climate targets and protect users from high prices.

Australia is in the midst of a data centre boom. This report reveals how the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) data centres in Australia is set to derail the renewable energy transition, entrench gas and accelerate climate pollution, prompting calls for an urgent moratorium on data centre approvals until appropriate guardrails are in place.

The conflict in the Middle East has created the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. This report outlines demand-side measures available to governments, businesses and households that span road transport, air travel, cooking and industry amid strains in diesel, jet fuel and LPG markets. It outlines 10 immediate actions to...