A Clean Recovery

A Clean Recovery is the Clean Energy Council’s plan to kickstart the economy and create quality Australian jobs.

The economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 presents Australia with an incredible opportunity to drive economic growth by injecting $50 billion worth of new investment into the economy, creating over 50,000 jobs for regional Australians while building the infrastructure necessary to create a 21st century electricity system and taking substantial steps to reducing Australia’s contribution to climate change.

A Clean Recovery will:

• Create over 50,000 quality jobs
• Lay the foundations for a strong and secure Australian economy
• Bring jobs and training to regional Australia
• Take action on climate change
• Generate affordable electricity for all Australians
• Build 21st century infrastructure
• Unlock over $50 billion of private investment

Download the short explainer below or download the full policy recommendations at the bottom of this page.

Policy recommendations

A Clean Recovery can jumpstart the economy as a result of the following package of initiatives.

Creating jobs, supporting local communities and empowering consumers

• Develop a national home battery program
• Support small businesses and new homes to go solar
• Commit to government and community buildings switching to solar and batteries
  
• Commit to 100 per cent renewable energy for government agencies

Building 21st century energy infrastructure

• Build a 21st century transmission system
• Build a smart distribution network to accelerate and leverage distributed energy resources (DER)
• Support investment in large-scale energy storage
• Build an electric vehicle (EV) charging network
• Develop the workforce of the future

Accelerating large-scale clean energy investment

• Facilitate continued investment in large-scale renewable projects
• Encourage the development of offshore wind energy
• Prioritise smart market and regulatory reform

Making Australia a clean energy superpower

• Support major energy customers to secure low cost supply and become globally competitive
• Establish Australia's renewable hydrogen capacity

A Clean Recovery Forum

On Tuesday 5 May, the Clean Energy Council held a forum with leading political, industry and community representatives to discuss the enormous potential of A Clean Recovery to lead Australia's economic recovery from COVID-19.