9 May 2022, Sydney – Research, development and commercialisation for decarbonisation technology in NSW is being fast tracked, with a $15 million investment in the NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub. NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean said the Hub is a key part of the NSW Government’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by …
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1 April 2022, Sydney – On the 31st of March 2022 Climate-KIC Australia, WWF and Presync, as an extension of their roles with MECLA, held a workshop to present their research on the emerging policies in jurisdictions around the world aimed at reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. The researchers who lead the workshop …
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14 March 2022, Sydney – Cement manufacturing accounts for approximately 7% of global carbon emissions. To ensure a sustainable future the industry must make significant regulatory, technological, structural and behavioural changes across the entire concrete and cement value chain. To discuss the challenges, opportunities and pathways forward, MECLA hosted a Spotlight session on Concrete and …
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1 March 2022, Melbourne – The EU-Australian Climate Business Network completed its current two and a half year program of knowledge sharing and engagement activities early this year. An initiative of the European Union, for which Climate KIC was the delivery partner, the Network project was supported under the EU’s Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of …
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ClimateLaunchpad is looking for clean technology researchers with innovative ideas to translate their research into climate-focused businesses. 25 February 2022, Sydney – Applications are now open for ClimateLaunchpad, the world’s biggest cleantech and green business ideas competition. Aimed at researchers, innovators and new startups and anyone else with an innovative green business idea, ClimateLaunchpad is …
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Melbourne, 21 February 2022 – Australia’s first bank and oldest company, Westpac, and Australia’s ‘green bank’ – the governmentowned Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) – are the latest to sign on as partners to the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (Australian Industry ETI). The Australian Industry ETI brings together key industry and finance organisations to …
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13 December 2021, Sydney – 2021 was a challenging year on many levels, but Corporate Purchasing of Renewables continues to be key feature of the energy market. The Business Renewable Centre Australia’s annual State of the Market report has found that after a record year in 2020 where 1.3 GW of capacity were signed through …
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13 December 2021, Perth – Promising findings from the latest report out of the Reliable Affordable Clean Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030 CRC), validates the growing interest in the need for Australian home retrofits for thermal and energy efficiency. The report, entitled Pathways to Scale: Retrofitting One Million+ Homes, outlines the …
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The heavy industry heartlands of regional Australia remain dependent on a waning system, as the world moves forward with urgent and necessary decarbonisation. In the Pilbara in WA’s north-west, 45 per cent of direct employment relies on the local iron ore industry. And in Gladstone, Queensland, 11 per cent of the workforce owe their livelihood …
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Climate-KIC Australia have released our impact report for the 2020-21 financial year. As we enter this critical decade of climate action, we are focused on going beyond single-point interventions to transforming entire systems to unleash catalytic climate impact. Sydney, 12 November 2021 – As the ongoing conversations at COP26 attest, we are in a critical period …
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