To become a Renewable Energy Superpower, Australia must match its Strategic Vision with a new Green Energy Statecraft
By Elizabeth Thurbon, Alexandeer Hynd, and Hao Tan
Taking power after a major electoral victory in May 2022, incoming Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for the country to “take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower”. This new Albanese-led administration has pledged to turbocharge the creation of world-leading green energy industries and related export capabilities at home, and to leverage those same capabilities to help its Indo-Pacific partners transform their energy systems while rapidly developing their economies in environmentally and socially sustainable ways. This bold and compelling strategic vision may hold the key to unlocking Australia’s future economic, energy and environmental security – while also boosting the country’s strategic position in defence terms.
