climateworks Archives - Renew Economy

Electrification

Electrification can slash heavy industry bills and emissions – but new report says it will take a team effort
Government-subsidised power for major industries like smelters might not be needed if companies collaborated on the shift to electrification and renewables.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 12, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Ex Labor climate minister Greg Combet to chair federal Net Zero Agency
One of Australia’s first ministers for climate change and a former trade unionist will head up the body charged with helping communities transition from fossil fuels.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 14, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Australia’s miners have no plan to transition to zero emissions products
None of Australia’s largest resources companies have a plan to transition to producing zero carbon products, a ClimateWorks report has found.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 16, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Australia’s big emitters sign up to co-operate on cutting supply chain emissions
A group of Australia’s largest industrial energy users set to co-operate on reducing supply chain emissions through newly formed Energy Transitions Initiative.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 27, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Australia is one of world’s worst transport polluters: Covid-19 response could change this
ClimateWorks report says national EV strategy needed to cut transport emissions, and push for quieter, healthier and cleaner cities.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 12, 2020

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Zero carbon infrastructure the focus of major new Australian study
ClimateWorks, ASBEC and ISCA team up to release issues paper that aims to develop a vision for infrastructure under a zero carbon world.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 5, 2020

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Markets

Australia’s largest banks make slow progress on decarbonisation promises
Australia’s largest banks make steps towards decarbonising their operations, but none have a comprehensive plan for zero net emissions, a ClimateWorks Australia assessment finds.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 12, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Are political leaders afraid of admitting there is a positive solution to climate change?
“A lot of the issues are around fear, and people finding political advantage of that fear. It doesn’t really help.”
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 23, 2019

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Commentary

Less than half of Australia’s biggest property companies have zero emissions targets
ClimateWorks research reveals less than half of Australia’s major property companies have emissions targets aligned with Paris, and one in 10 have no targets at all.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 25, 2019

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Policy & Planning

ClimateWorks to launch platform to track business pledges on zero emissions
ClimateWorks will create a new register of corporate and government pledges to tackle climate change to track contributions towards Paris Agreement.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 5, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle policy support “urgent”, as sales inch up in 2017
Australian electric vehicle sales jumped 67% in 2017 – but off an embarrassingly low base. New report calls for urgent policy support for EV uptake, as Australia continues to fall behind the rest of the world.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 15, 2018

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Smart Energy

Plug and Play 2: Making the shift to a consumer-led market
How new grid connection standards could be made more equitable and transparent for customers, while maintaining power system reliability and security.
Sarah Fumei

Jun 5, 2018

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