Overview
Chris Bowen
Minister for Climate Change and Energy
"Mission Innovation is an incredible platform to bring countries together to accelerate the world's energy transformation through innovation. International cooperation is essential to addressing climate change and critical to supporting innovation for technologies we will need beyond 2030 and towards net zero by 2050. Australia is working with international partners to advance joint clean energy interests and support emerging renewable energy industries including green hydrogen. We’re a proud co-lead of the Clean Hydrogen and Net Zero Industries Mission. Australia is seizing the economic opportunities of a decarbonising world to deliver well-paid jobs for our people, and more affordable, cleaner energy. Our ambition is for Australia to be a renewable energy export powerhouse.”
Senior Representatives
Ms. Kushla Munro
MI Steering Committee Vice-Chair
First Assistant Secretary, International Climate and Net Zero Pathways Division,
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ms. Peta Olesen
MI Steering Committee Member
Director, Net Zero Innovation, International Climate and Energy Division,
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Role in Mission Innovation
- Member of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee
- Member of the Technical Advisory Group
- Co-leads the Clean Hydrogen Mission and the Net-Zero Industries Mission
- Core member of the Green Powered Future Mission, the Zero Emission Shipping Mission, and the Carbon Dioxide Removal Mission
- Contributes to the Innovation Platform (Collaborate module – participates in the Innovation Community on Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings, IC7)
News and events
- September 2022: 24 governments announce over 200 clean energy projects to demonstrate new technologies in response to climate crises
- June 2021: Australia joins Mission Innovation members in launching MI2.0 and a decade of clean energy innovation to accelerate achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
- January 2018: Update on Australia’s participation in Mission Innovation
MI Champions
MI Champions is a program for recognizing and supporting the next wave of energy technology leaders.
Meet Australia’s Champions!
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Participation in MI’s first phase
- Participated in the Mission Innovation Steering Committee
- Co-led the Business and Investor Engagement Sub-Group
- Co-led the Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Innovation Challenge
- Participated in the:
- Smart Grids Innovation Challenge
- Off-Grid Access to Electricity Innovation Challenge
- Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge
- Sustainable Biofuels Innovation Challenge
- Converting Sunlight Innovation Challenge
- Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenge
- Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings Innovation Challenge
Resources:
- First Phase PLANS AND PRIORITIES
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019
- First Phase INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS
Clean Energy Innovation investment (MI 1.0)
Country-determined baseline year(s): 2015
Baseline funding amount: AUD $108 million (USD $80 million)
Doubling target year: 2020
Doubling target amount: AUD $208 million (USD $156 million)
Find out more about how Australia’s baseline and doubling are calculated
*Figures in the spending chart are based on USD exchange rates in 2020.
Australia’s MI baseline includes research and development, but not demonstration.