Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Jenny McAllister is travelling to Japan to represent Australia at a new regional initiative focussed on reducing emissions in Asian nations while maintaining energy security and sustainable economic growth.
The Australian Government is investing $2.72 million in a cutting-edge pilot project that will reduce the cost of energy supply for up to 20,000 managed hot water systems in South Australian homes.
Small and medium businesses across the country will benefit from a new $62 million grants program designed to help them become more energy efficient, ease pressure on their energy bills and reduce emissions.
Over 60,000 clean energy jobs could be created in Australia by 2025, most of them in regional areas, including in energy efficiency, management and electrification jobs, as the Albanese Government ramps up the transformation to renewable energy.
Australia has formalised its commitment to gender equality in the clean energy transition by signing up to the equal pay, equal leadership and equal opportunity objectives of the global Equal by 30 campaign.
