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Policy
Australia
2025
Australia New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (2025-2029)
The Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard the Australian market, which came into effect on 1 January 2025, encourages supply of more efficient light vehicles and will drive down emissions from new light vehicles. Headline limits for fuel efficiency are currently set until 2029. The Australian Government will commence a review on the operation of the NVES in 2026. The review process will offer the opportunity to assess policy effectiveness and refine the regulatory systems and mechanisms.
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Policy
Australia
2021
Revised/Updated NDC of Australia
Australia aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 26 to 28% below 2005 levels by 2030.
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Policy
Australia
2017
Australia Minerals National Mineral Exploration Strategy
…environmental data. In addition, pursue digital collaboration and create a new open-source digital undercover exploration support system to support decision-making by government, industry and research. Mineral Exploration Investment Attraction Plan: Refresh the current Plan to account for changes in marketing channels, to incorporate a "register of issues" to insure alignment of Australia Minerals' offerings and messaging and to transform the Plan into a live document to stay abreast of market, technological and political developments.Harnessing our capabilityUNCOVER Initiative: UNCOVER is a collaborative mineral exploration and research effort between industry, academia, and government geoscience and survey agencies. Actions for…
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Policy
Australia
2022
Australia’s renewable energy training tower
As one of the world’s largest coal and natural gas producers, the global energy transition will have major impacts on Australia’s traditional workforce. By some estimates, the country will lose around 10 000 jobs in coal mines and at power plants by 2036. At the same time, Australia’s renewables sector has experienced significant growth in recent years, a trend that is expected to accelerate in coming years, which will present sizeable new job opportunities. Around 20 000 to 25 000 new jobs are predicted to be created in the country in the construction, maintenance and operation of…
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Policy
Australia
2020
Australia's CEFC investment in Electric Vehicle smart charging infrastructure
JET Charge, Australia’s leading specialist in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, has had a successful close of its Series A capital raise, which included a $3.5 million investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The $3.5 million CEFC equity investment, through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, is part of the company’s latest capital raising round, of $4.5 million, which also drew co-investment from industry executives and private investors. The fundraise will support JET Charge in the deployment of smart charging hardware under a services-based model, to help drive down the cost of…
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Policy
Australia
2020
Australia's Climate Solutions Package
The Climate Solutions Package aims to help Australia to deliver its 2030 climate commitments. The AUD 3.5 billion package covers: - AUD 2 billion for the Climate Solutions Fund to reduce GHG across the economy through the existing Emissions Reduction Fund, including giving farmers, small businesses and Indigenous communities the chance to improve the local environment and benefit from new revenue opportunities. - A continued support for the transition to reliable renewables underway in the National Electricity Market through Snowy 2.0 and funding for the Battery of the Nation Project in Tasmania and MarinusLink. These projects will boost…
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Policy
Australia
2020
Australia and Japan cooperation agreement on hydrogen and fuel cells
The joint statement highlights the commitment already in place between the two countries and recognize the importance of cooperation on the deployment of an international hydrogen supply chain.
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Policy
Japan
2020
Australia and Japan cooperation agreement on hydrogen and fuel cells
The joint statement highlights the commitment already in place between the two countries and recognize the importance of cooperation on the deployment of an international hydrogen supply chain.
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Policy
Australia
2018
Australia - MEPS - Lighting
On 20 April 2018, Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Ministers agreed to further improve lighting energy efficiency regulation by phasing out inefficient halogen lamps in Australia and introducing minimum standards for LED lamps in Australia and New Zealand in line with European Union (EU) standards.
The phase out will remove remaining incandescent light bulbs and a range of halogen light bulbs from the Australian market, where an equivalent LED light bulb is available.
Timing of the new regulation will align with revised EU minimum standards that will apply to LED light bulbs (planned for September 2021). The details of… -
Policy
Australia
2019
Australia Solar Cooling Standard
In 2019, Standards Australia's Committee CS-028 on Solar Water Heaters published its first standard on solar air conditioning, named AS 5389. It contains a methodology to calculate the cooling or heating loads of buildings under a variety of climatic conditions.