Australia relies heavily upon its resources wealth to create income and jobs and to fund government services. These resources also need to be managed is a sustainable way for the environment and for communities.
The energy market has evolved rapidly over the last few decades, and regulation , market design and new technology all essential to meeting the challenges of economic growth in a low carbon future.
The key benefits of the resources sector are economic—contribution to exports, gross domestic product (GDP), employment, government revenue, gross state product, investment and new project development. Other benefits include contributions to rural and regional development, technology innovation and environmental research.
On the other hand, mining can cause environmental degradation, as well as having health, safety and social impacts. Consumption of coal accounts for a major portion of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Team experience includes:
Australian Radioactive Waste Authority - developing decommissioning principles for the Commonwealth Government's nuclear and radiation facilities
Geoscience Australia – developed and delivered a comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategy for the Repository Data Management & Delivery (RPMD) project, a proposed digital platform for sharing GA’s information resources
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic) – helped develop an Investment Logic Map (ILM) for an energy project facilitation