C4C is Hiring – Business Development Assistant
Join our Team as our Business Development Assistant Coalition for Conservation (C4C) is a not-for-profit registered as an environmental charity, formed in 2016 to lay the groundwork for bipartisan support for action on climate change and environmental issues....
Ted O’Brien MP’s article – Advanced Nuclear fact-finding tour to the US and Canada joined by C4C
Following the opening of its first commercial nuclear power plant in 1958, the industry flourished with 112 plants operating by the 1990s. But appetite for nuclear energy soon waned as the US "shale revolution" drove gas prices down. Nuclear energy's days were...
The yin and yang of clean energy
After embarking on a clean energy tour to the US and Canada, I came back convinced that nuclear and renewables are the yin and yang that can play complementary roles in a hybrid system, as the two main options for low carbon energy. Both nuclear and renewables...
Senator David Van’s article at the Mace Magazine
Beyond coal, Australia has a bright energy future.Read here Senator David Van’s article at the Mace Magazine
Tackling energy crisis needs a bigger plan
To tackle the energy crisis, the government must avoid the temptation to produce piecemeal legislation and market interventions that can cause distortions and create uncertainty affecting investment decisions.We need a plan that strikes the right balance...
CEO Cris Talacko’s end of year message to The Spectator – No Time for Panic
When it comes to climate change and the environment, it's important to close the year recognising the efforts and achievements of nations around the globe, including Australia; the ingenuity of entrepreneurs, companies and scientists; the leadership of...
Trent Zimmerman: Let my electoral fate in Australia be a warning to Tories in Britain who oppose Net Zero
"There is no credible route for centre-right parties to win elections without prioritising and earning voters’ trust on climate change. Scepticism about the action needed – or worse, doubting the climate science itself – is a path no party or government can afford to...
This election showed Australians want climate action. Conservatives should listen
Following the result of Saturday's election, our Chair Cristina Talacko has written an opinion piece to the Canberra Times on why resetting the environmental agenda must be the priority for the Coalition over the next three years: "It is now loud and clear that the...
Support Renewables for National Security
The conflict in Ukraine is having a perverse impact on the global energy market, exposing the vulnerability of nations who depend on others for their energy needs. With sanctions limiting the export of Russian coal and gas, prices and demand for coal and liquified gas...
Coalition Government’s Key Climate and Environmental Commitments
EMISSIONS REDUCTION Commitment to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050 (2021) Bass Strait (off Gippsland , Vic) announced as Australia’s first priority area for assessment for offshore wind developments (2022) National legislative framework for...
The Big Factor Holding Back the EV Market in Australia
Read here our Chair’s article on the benefits of implementing a fuel efficiency standard in Australia. As petrol prices soar and global instability in the oil markets deepens, this sensible adjustment - that would encourage the electric vehicle market and mean savings...
Y4C Research Brief Offshore Electricity Infrastructure in Australia: Regulatory Reform and Commercial Opportunities
Click to Read Here In Australia, as with other countries across the globe, we are facing an urgent need to shift our electricity generation requirements from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Offshore wind and underwater transmission connections will, arguably, be an...
C4C Pre Budget Policy Recommendations
C4C Pre Budget Policy Recommendations: The 10 Point Plan for Clean Jobs and a Prosperous Economy It is the role of centre-right governments to harness the market,to create jobs, drive down energy costs, spark innovation as well ascreate incentives for responsible...
Centre Right Politicians from Around the World to Meet at Glasgow COP26
Read this article in The Australian here
Net Zero by 2050 Policy Brief
This Policy Brief makes the following key points: (a) The upcoming COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference (26th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC), taking place in Glasgow from 31 October–12 November 2021, will bring countries together with the aim of...
The Nationals must account for the cost of climate inaction, too (Canberra Times Op Ed by Cristina Talacko)
Coalition for Conservation Chair Cristina Talacko published her opinion piece on The Canberra Times last 24 Oct. Read the complete article here. Here is a short excerpt: As humans, we're hard-wired not to like change. The comfort of familiarity is our preferred...
A LOW EMISSIONS FUTURE: Opportunities for Australia
Coalition for Conservation (C4C) is a registered Australian charity that engages with centre- right policymakers to build support for the action required to seize the opportunities of a clean energy economy. We understand true prosperity depends on preserving and...
C4C Director Dr Matt Edwards Writes about Renewables
The outspoken former resources minister, Nationals Senator Matt Canavan, has been talking about one of his favourite obsessions lately: the unstoppable renewables transition and why we should just stick to good old Aussie coal, like we did in the past. On the...