Welcome to this fortnight’s On Good Authority. This edition, we take a closer look at a call from our Chair Matt Kean for superannuation funds to seize the rapidly expanding opportunities of the clean energy transition. In other news, the UK’s Climate Change Committee has found that the benefits of the net zero transition far outweigh the costs. And agricultural waste has successfully been trialled in India as a low emissions feedstock for steel.
The Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy has released its report ‘The Integrity Gap: Restoring Trust in the Climate and Energy Debate’(Opens in a new tab/window). Among the 21 recommendations is a call for the Australian Government to support and adopt the United Nations Global Principles on Information Integrity(Opens in a new tab/window) and work to coordinate the application of these principles across government.
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The Authority released 3 papers this past fortnight:
- Read our proposed COP Presidency initiative(Opens in a new tab/window) on decarbonisation deals to align government, industry and finance on faster emissions cuts in hard-to-abate sectors.
- Have your say on a tool the Authority is developing to inform its advice on how Australia is tracking toward a prosperous, resilient, net zero future. The Evidence Platform Issues Paper is open to public submissions until 30 April 2026. You can find further information on our consultation hub(Opens in a new tab/window).
- See what we heard from our public consultation on the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme. Read more in the listening report(Opens in a new tab/window).
Our Chair, the Hon Matt Kean has been talking to horticulturalists, investors and European royals over the past fortnight:
- 10 March – a keynote speech at the AIPH Horticultural Industry Conference(Opens in a new tab/window) highlighted the urgent climate risks facing horticulture, as well as the opportunities the sector has to thrive in a low‑carbon economy.
- 12 March – panel moderation at the Australian Renewables Fuels Summit. The panel explored how sustainable liquid fuels, particularly sustainable aviation fuel, will be essential for sectors like aviation where alternatives to liquid fuels are limited.
- 17 March – a keynote speech at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors Conference(Opens in a new tab/window), Sydney, urged super funds to prepare for climate risks and seize clean‑energy investment opportunities to support Australia’s net‑zero future.
- 18 March – a speech at the Danish Royal Visit Renewable Energy Seminar(Opens in a new tab/window), Melbourne outlined Australia's rapid progress in renewables and the need to accelerate clean‑energy investment as climate pressures grow.
- 19 March – an opening address at the Energy Network 26 conference(Opens in a new tab/window), Adelaide focused on Australia’s rapid shift to home batteries and electrification, stressing the need for flexible regulation and smarter energy systems.
- 20 March – a speech at the Catastrophe and Reinsurance Symposium 2026(Opens in a new tab/window) (CARS 2026) emphasised the importance of public climate science in helping Australia prepare for escalating extreme weather and future risks.
More speeches and opinion pieces(Opens in a new tab/window) can be read on our website.
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