Building the next boom: Australia’s clean commodities opportunity
The Action Exchange is inviting industry, finance and policy leaders to help define how Australia can build new export industries in green metals, clean fuels, fertilisers and critical minerals.
Australia has the minerals, renewable resources and trusted institutions to become a leading exporter of low-emissions commodities. But the market will not build itself.
Early projects in low-emissions iron and metals, clean fuels, fertilisers and critical minerals are difficult to finance while market demand is nascent. Investors need to know who will buy clean commodities, at what price and for how long?
Our briefing paper, Building the next boom, argues that Australia needs smarter market design to turn clean commodity ambition into bankable projects, export markets and deeper strategic partnerships. The paper is intended to support a practical conversation about what is needed to advance Australian clean commodity exports.
We want to hear from industry
The Action Exchange will consult stakeholders across the sector to test the ideas in the paper and co-design a practical agenda for demand creation, investment mobilisation and export market development.
We are seeking views from producers, project developers, investors, financiers, energy users, infrastructure leaders, export customers, industry bodies and policy experts working across:
green iron and steel; aluminium and alumina; sustainable aviation fuel; clean fertilisers; critical minerals; renewable energy; industrial infrastructure; trade and export finance.
In particular, we want to understand what demand signals, offtake structures, policy settings and financing mechanisms would give industry and investors the confidence to move projects toward financial close.
Share your perspective
We are particularly interested in hearing from organisations with a direct view of the commercial, technical, financial or policy barriers facing Australian clean commodity projects.
