The case for an Australian clean commodities trading initiative

How can we leverage the energy transition to advance national security objectives? What are Australia's unique advantages in the realm of clean commodities? How can a Clean Commodities Trading Initiative (CCTI) deliver economic benefits while also accelerating decarbonisation?

Australia has the opportunity to become a global clean energy super power - if we embrace the production of value added clean commodities. Professor Elizabeth Thurbon (UNSW) and Oliver Yates (GAW Capital) join us for a discussion of a potential Australian CCTI. They will explore the geostrategic benefits of a CCTI, how it could shape Australia's relationships with countries like Japan and South Korea, and how their proposed CCTI would function.

Register now to learn more about how Australia can take advantage of this generational opportunity and become a global clean commodities leader.

PROFESSOR ELIZABETH THURBON

Elizabeth is Deputy Head of School, Director of Research, and Professor of International Political Economy in the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture (ADA) at UNSW Sydney.

She is also Director of the Green Energy Statecraft Project, a collaborative initiative between UNSW Sydney, the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, and the Australian National University, investigating possibilities for a more ambitious and strategic approach to energy transition governance.

OLIVER YATES

Oliver Yates is currently the Australian country head of GAW Capital and board member of the Smart Energy Council having been the first CEO of Australia’s Green Bank, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. He has global experience in both the private and public sector regarding climate change policy and finance. Oliver was an executive director at Macquarie Bank for more than 10 years, being country head in the United States (1998‐2004), co-head Macquarie Capital Private Placements Group (2004‐2008) and co-head Macquarie Capital Products Group (2001‐2008).