Focus:
The focus of the Just Energy Transitions Workstream will address critical issues of energy access and affordability, creating the jobs of the future in the energy sector innovation. This approach will be anchored in three key pillars:
- Energy Access and Affordability
- People-Centred Energy Transitions
- Research and Innovation.
This issue note outlines the Department of Mineral Sources and Energy (DMRE)’s strategic priorities and objectives for each pillar to drive an inclusive energy transition agenda.
Priorities:
To enhance global energy access, affordability and security by promoting sustainable and resilient energy systems.
Deliverables:
- Energy Planning Principles.
- Access to clean cooking and affordable energy usage
- Framework on access to affordable financial instruments.
Priorities:
To ensure that energy transitions are equitable and centred on social well-being and economic inclusion.
Deliverables:
- Impact on labour
- People-centred benefits
Priorities:
Innovation in Support of Energy Transitions. To drive technological advancement and innovative solutions in just energy transitions through collaborative research and development.
Deliverables:
- Research and skills capacitation
- Beneficiation at source of critical minerals required for energy transitions
- Technology transfer for energy transitions.
Dates meetings in 2025:
February/March
June/July
September (including Ministerial)
