4 September 2024
This concept note introduces a framework that helps decision-makers develop the conceptual framing to build a strong case for resilience investment in this context. Using a staged ‘ABCD’ approach, it guides organisations through four stages, from focusing on individual assets to adopting a broader, systemic perspective that aligns decisions with a vision for a place.
26 August 2024
We are pleased to release the full Outcomes Report and Summary Report from the Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue, a project funded under the European Union’s Climate Dialogues (EUCD) initiative. This reporting capture the insights, challenges, and actionable recommendations from a series of high-level discussions held between March and June 2024. The dialogues brought together key stakeholders from Australia and the European Union to explore the critical aspects of green hydrogen production, investment, and trade, with a shared goal of accelerating the global energy transition.
13 August 2024
13 August 2024
13 August 2024
Most of Australia's homes have poor energy and thermal performance, and roughly 80% of Australian homes have energy-efficiency ratings of two stars or less out of 10. This means these homes are often too cold in winter, too hot in summer, and sometimes even unsafe to live in. Through recent interviews and research with existing and past home energy upgrade program leads, several key questions and challenges have emerged as important to address for program success.
27 June 2024
Produced using renewable energy sources, green hydrogen holds promise for significantly reducing carbon emissions and advancing the transition to a low-carbon economy. The final Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue, in the frame of the EU Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) project, highlighted the complex landscape of challenges and opportunities in developing integrated green hydrogen supply chains.
24 June 2024
The Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue focused on Opportunities beyond Hydrogen: Power-to-X brought together experts and stakeholders from Europe and Australia to delve into the transformative potential of green hydrogen and its derivatives. This hybrid event, held in Sydney and online in the frame of the EU Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) project, illuminated the importance of green hydrogen in producing derivatives that can decarbonise challenging sectors such as maritime and aviation. The discussions revolved around Power-to-X (P2X) technologies and green shipping corridors, which are pivotal for sustainable transportation.
21 June 2024
As we prepare to scale up green hydrogen production, addressing environmental and social dimensions is crucial to gaining and maintaining public acceptance. This was the central theme of the recent Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue on Social Licence, Community Acceptance and Environmental Impacts, which brought together experts from Europe and Australia to discuss the critical factors influencing the social licence to build and operate hydrogen and hydrogen derivative projects.
18 June 2024
The second Dialogue in the Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue series involved presentations from both relevant European and Australian participants providing an overview of green financing pathways and state of play in their respective jurisdictions, providing insights and perspectives on the themes of unique challenges of financing hydrogen projects, the role of sustainable finance taxonomies, and the need to foster coordination and common goals across the hydrogen value chain. Discussion amongst participants included sharing their own experiences and drawing on lessons in financing in other sectors such as in the renewable energy sector and liquified natural gas for scaling up the green hydrogen economy.
28 May 2024
The first session Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue that took place in the frame of the EU funded EU Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) project marked the commencement of a series of pivotal bilateral conversations aimed at propelling the global transition towards a sustainable energy future. This report summarises and synthesises the reflections and recommendations emerging from the first dialogue in a series of five, focused on scaling and accelerating green hydrogen adoption, brought together diverse stakeholders from industry, government, community, and academia to exchange insights, share best practices, and forge collaborative pathways forward.
13 March 2024
MECLA has released its 2023 Impact Report. 2023 was a busy year for MECLA full of collaboration. We had over 460+ active contributors to the embodied carbon conversation across our 10 Working Groups and 15 Working Group Sub-Groups. MECLA peaked 160+ partner organisations, and totalled over 3,500 in-kind hours invested by industry, government and academic professionals across the year.
28 February 2024
The Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue will bring together small groups of key stakeholders from business, policy, civil society and academia to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices, with the ultimate objective of expediting the development, production, and trade of renewable hydrogen products between Australia and the EU.
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