Resources industry
Alternative labels
Extractive industries
Mineral industries
Oil industry
Metal industries
Fossil fuel industry
Briefing paper
Critical materials for the 21st Century Indo-Pacific
This report examines how governments and businesses in the Indo-Pacific can respond to the critical materials challenge. It analyses the economic, social, environmental and geopolitical challenges facing critical materials, and identifies strategies for developing 21st Century value-chains that more effectively meet the needs of both producers and consumers.
Briefing paper
Why renewables are the solution for Australia: the low-cost source of new electricity generation
This briefing note highlights recent technological advances that have made renewables one of the country’s fastest growing industries, and Australia a world leader in battery storage.
Report
Offshore petroleum drilling and risk
This independent report concludes that Equinor’s current proposal is too risky to proceed given the remote location, the harsh physical environment and the lack of surrounding support infrastructure to deal with an incident.
Report
Critical minerals in Australia: a review of opportunities and research needs
Commissioned by Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with RMIT University and Monash University, this report analyses the current state of critical minerals in Australia and highlights key areas for further study.
Working paper
Thinking strategically: using resource revenues to invest in a sustainable future
This White Paper, produced as part of the World Economic Forum System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development, envisions how policy-makers, particularly those from fossil-fuel-rich economies, can apply private-sector investment techniques to transform their economies in preparation for a sustainable future.