Unlocking Asia-Pacific as a First Mover 2025

Appendix A1 Government funding for clean energy skills development in 2024-25 budget AU$265.1 million in targeted support for the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System. AU$178.6 million in worker transition support, including the Energy Industry Jobs Plan and place-based Regional Workforce Transition Plans which will reflect the voices of communities, workers and employers.130 AU$91.0 million to expand skills training and training centres for the new energy workforce in wind, solar, pumped hydro, batteries, grid, hydrogen and related trades. AU$68.4 million to attract and retain skilled workers in priority industrial sectors under FMiA. AU$55.6 million for the Building Women’s Careers programme. AU$38.2 million to support diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths roles. AU$30 million to “turbocharge” clean energy teaching, training and assessment. Establishing a National Hydrogen Technology Skills Training Centre. A2 Australian diplomacy to promote green trade with regional partners China July 2025: China-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed to establish a new policy dialogue on steel decarbonization, continue exchanges on the green economy and review the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. June 2024: Australia-China MoU on Climate Change Cooperation – to promote policy and technical cooperation on climate change and its impacts, recognizing a shared commitment to multilateral climate processes (e.g. Paris Agreement). In August 2024, the two countries revived their Australia-China Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Change, last held in 2017. India November 2024: India-Australia Renewable Energy Partnership – areas of cooperation include solar power, green hydrogen and energy storage. Indonesia July 2024: Australia-Indonesia MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Energy Transitions – to promote mutual support for the energy transition and investment in clean energy infrastructure and manufacturing. Unlocking Asia-Pacific as a First Mover: Australia’s Green Iron Opportunity 49