Data and Insights
Data on job creation
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129,000 jobs ongoing operations and maintenance of solar and wind farms, hydrogen plants and storage facilities out to 2050.
Australiansuper Climate Change Report 2023
AustralianSuper – 2023
Thousands of new jobs in regional clean energy hubs, including 34,000 jobs already slated for the Hunter community in NSW.
Beyond Zero Emissions – 2022
213,000 more jobs by 2033.
Working Future: The Australian Government’s White Paper on jobs and opportunities
Commonwealth of Australia, Treasury – 2023
…and 115,100 in our critical minerals industry.
Critical minerals strategy 2023–2030
Commonwealth of Australia, Treasury – 2023
…262,600 critical minerals jobs by 2040 to support production and processing of minerals like cobalt, lithium, manganese and rare earths.
Australia has already seen 32,180 jobs created from the renewables rollout…
Institute for Sustainable Futures – 2023
Economic Opportunity Data
Data on economic opportunities
$333 billion in green industry exports by 2050
Research: Export powerhouse: Australia’s $333 Billion opportunity: Economy, Beyond Zero Emissions
Beyond Zero Emissions – 2021
Clean energy investment to increase by 300% by 2030.
Overview and key findings – world energy investment 2024 – analysis
International Energy Agency – 2024
Green metals development could add $40 billion to national income and $65 billion to Australian economic activity by 2050.
Data on costs and savings
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed it will take $122 billion over the next two decades to reach net zero.
Australian Energy Market Operator – 2024
Australia’s disaster recovery costs increased from $13 billion in 2017 to $38 billion in 2021. Left unchecked, these costs will triple by 2050.
Climate Change Authority – 2023
Australia could save $21 billion in disaster recovery costs per year by acting fast on climate change by rapidly reducing the greenhouse gas pollution that causes climate change – that’s seven new hospitals a year.
Climate Change Authority – 2023
Over 200,000 individual homes in NSW and 150,000 properties in QLD are at high risk of being uninsurable by 2030.
Climate Valuation – 2023
Insurance costs for extreme weather may increase an additional 70% by 2050.
Climate Valuation – 2023
Disaster recovery will cost at least $73 billion by 2060 in Australia.
Renewable energy from solar and wind is now the cheapest form of power.
CSIRO releases 2023-24 gencost report
CSIRO – 2024
Renewables like solar and wind are preferred over nuclear because they’re proven and the cheapest energy sources.
CSIRO releases 2023-24 gencost report
CSIRO – 2024
Every $1 invested in adaptation can save $11 dollars in recovery costs.
Everyone has the right to safe, healthy, secure housing
Resilient Building Council – 2024
South Australia surpassed 75% wind and solar share in generation in 2023.
Electricity 2024 – Analysis and forecast to 2026
International Energy Agency – 2024
All electric homes could halve their energy costs.
Rewiring Australia – 2024
Data on the climate science
The most recent projections show Australia is within close striking distance of its current climate target for 2030 (43%), by a degree of 1% (42%).
Net Zero, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Commonwealth of Australia – 2024
It’s true that we have already reached 1.2 degrees of warming globally, a result of a global failure to plan and act on climate change
1.5°C: what it means and why it matters
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: United Nations – 2024