Cleaning up industry
How we make things matters. Australian industry is already cutting climate pollution by making the switch to cheaper, cleaner energy and embracing new opportunities in green manufacturing.
But we can do more to cut climate pollution in industry this decade, to build a safer future for our kids, and set Australia up for our next era of prosperity.
Our Seize the Decade report shows that we can cut climate pollution by 75% this decade. To get there, we need to accelerate Australia’s shift to clean energy and industry, stop approving new coal and gas projects that will cause more climate harm, and phase out fossil fuel exports as quickly as possible by ramping up clean alternatives that create good Aussie jobs.
The world is undergoing a new Industrial Revolution.
the solution
Renewable energy from our abundant sun and wind is the cheapest, cleanest type of power and Aussie industry can seize the benefits in lower bills and new pollution-free products.
Our work is all about getting the right policies, action and investment in place to rapidly scale up new industries like green metals, critical minerals and clean manufacturing, and accelerate the phase out of coal and gas which cause climate pollution.
We’ve already clocked up some big wins:
- Climate Council helped deliver real improvements to the national Safeguard mechanism which is forcing big polluters to slash their emissions.
- We’ve campaigned on the huge opportunities of clean manufacturing, helping catalyse billions of dollars of investment in the Future Made in Australia agenda.
There’s so much more to do to slash pollution from Aussie industry. That’s why we’re:
- Fighting to fix Australia’s national environment law so it says a clear yes to responsibly-delivered clean energy and industry projects, and a strong no to polluting fossil fuel projects that cause more climate harm.
- Helping governments and businesses alike understand how to cut energy bills and climate pollution in one go by electrifying industry, with technologies and tools that are ready to go today.
- Stopping new coal and gas projects right around the country, because a safer future for our kids means keeping fossil fuels in the ground.
Our environment law is broken, because it ignores the impact of climate pollution.
Help lobby the federal government to fix this by delivering new laws that respond to nature’s biggest threat: climate change.
Latest media
Only one right answer now for WA “climate bomb” project
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Agency is poised to recommend against Woodside’s massive polluting Browse gas project to make clear the choice for the Albanese Government: will it protect our environment and a safer future for our kids? Or back in one of the country’s biggest carbon bombs?
It’s time to end offshore gas licenses for good
Gas exploration has to stop because the extraction and burning of this expensive and polluting fossil fuel has to stop.
World Energy Outlook: renewables surge and global gas glut as we enter the ‘Age of Electricity’
Australia doesn’t need any new coal or gas. The International Energy Agency laid out our energy options and all of them point directly to building out clean sources of energy like solar and wind, which Australia has in abundance. Rapidly cutting climate pollution from polluting coal and gas is imperative so Australia keeps up with the global trend.
Resourcesand reports
Australia’s Clean Industry Future: Making Things Here in a Net Zero World
The world is undergoing a new Industrial Revolution. Driven by an urgent need to tackle the climate crisis, and grasp the economic advantages of renewable energy, this switch away from fossil fuels is reshaping the global economy with major implications and opportunities for Australian industry.
What does a future made in Australia mean for climate?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans to revitalise Australian manufacturing by making more things here with clean energy and Australian resources. This will include targeted finance, and a new law titled the ‘Future Made in Australia’ Act.
Safeguard Mechanism decision explainer
The Australian Government has secured support in Federal Parliament to reform a key national climate policy – the Safeguard Mechanism – in exchange for improvements to the policy. Find out what this means.
Beating around the bush: How Australia’s national environment law is failing climate and nature
Australia’s main national environment law is supposed to protect the animals, plants, landscapes and ecosystems that are our shared natural endowment. But it is failing in this essential task.
Let’s seize the decade!
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