As the world slowly starts to move away from fossil fuels, Australia's lucrative export markets are predicted to undergo a massive shift.A report outlines the impact of likely 2050 decarbonisation commitments by Australia's export partnersThere are calls for more coordinated policies from all levels of government to plan for a "predictable change"
"We've got to understand that the demand for that product [fossil fuel exports] is not going to be anything like what it is today, that's going to be a much smaller industry, it's going to support … fewer jobs," CPD's policy director Toby Phillips said. "The only way to do that is for us, as an industry, as a country, as a community is to change and adapt to the future."The Bowen Basin is heavily reliant on coal exports, both metallurgical coal for steel and to a lesser extent thermal coal.
The report calls on all levels of government to plan ahead for what Mr Phillips described as a "predictable and manageable" change."The transition challenge over the next 30 years is not so much about dealing with a major shock to the entire Australian economy," he said. "But let's get real about this. Let's look at what it looks like to diversify, and grow the industries we have here that don't work with coal."Warrick Jordan from the Hunter Jobs Alliance said work was already being done on the ground.
How did Aus plan for loses in manufacturing (auto), we didn't. Employees made their own plans.
Rampant underemployment?
Albo knows what to do.
create jobs in renewable energy, damn, its really not that hard to work out, shitty reporting ABC.
If our government had a clue there would only be more employment opportunities, not job losses. As someone that's not very smart even I can think of thousands of prospects
Seriously have a look around your house no matter what it is, it's made in China Maybe we could start the manufacturing industry again, for essentials and building materials that are needed here No more just in time management With the virus it doesn't work 🤔 AusPol2022
The Government losing tax dollars from the coal industry is the biggest concern for both state and federal governments, Australia is sitting on a literal gold mine where renewables are concerned the Australian governments lack of planning for life after coal is pathetic
How do you plan for things that have happened?
That is nowhere near as many jobs as many assume. Renewable energy systems do create jobs as well.
CentrePolicyDev Plenty of examples abroad about a just transition for coal workers. It works and the workers are better off.
For one thing, don't assume there will be a white knight industry, and don't try to find or create one; it would fail and infantilise workers.
Like in the mining industry when autonomous came in. They upskilled and trained many of the workforce to manage the autonomous systems. A good company will adapt and change, a bad company will fall behind and eventually disappear refusing to change.
Where was the outcry when Telstra offshored 5,000 jobs in ONE YEAR?!
Why bother. No one ever gave a damn about the job losses in the 80' and 90'.
Every day in every way people lose their jobs. Fossil fuel jobs are few. What about those who lost jobs in the arts and higher education? Don't remember the headlines about 'planning' for those job losses.
Quickly
Here are some fun facts for you. The number of jobs in fossil fuel industry is not much as you think. And they are planning to automate more and reduce those jobs anyway. In contrast, renewal energy has created jobs multiple fold already, with more to come.
Not having an LNP government would be a good start
Get a proper Government
By getting rid of this government!
Vote1Labor
Renewables are not reliable enough , cost efficient and still 10/15 years away from being reliable , let's see an electric prime mover towing a 42 ton load go from port Augusta to Perth ? Not gonna happen
Start by not living in denial.
I’d prefer a plan for University or tourism jobs first please which make up more of the population
libspill
The_NewLiberals believe we need the combination of Menzies era full employment (JobGuarantee), the FDR New Deal and a JustTransition. We need every every Australian working on the GreenNewDeal now. There's more and better jobs in a Post Carbon Australia. Think differently
Australia doesn't operate in a vacuum. Look to what has been done already overseas. We keep trying to reinvent the wheel but every time it comes out square.
By voting in a government capable of planning.
At last, the right question. 'To deny the reality of what the global market is doing is to set ourselves up for failure,' he said. These are high paying jobs which support huge areas where there is otherwise few jobs. There needs to be a transition plan. Germany seems on track.
Renewables. Next? That was easy.
20 years too late, we have had years to transition...