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As economist Paul Krugman famously quipped, “Productivity isn't everything, but, in the long run, it is almost everything.” This is particularly the case in Australia where an ageing workforce, slower birth rates, and tighter immigration is constraining growth in the labour force,…

By Fraser Thompson (Cyan Ventures), with insights from David Yeh and Bernie Yoo (Precursor); and Julian Ryba-White (Mark1). Historians may look back on this decade as the moment heavy-industry decarbonisation either leapt forward or stumbled. The deciding factor will be whether we…

Ready for Take-off? Aviation plays a vital role in New Zealand’s economy. It underpins the tourism sector, supports high-value exports, and connects New Zealand with the rest of the world. At the same time, aviation is also a significant contributor to New Zealand’s…

Unlocking Australia’s Battery Recycling Opportunity At the Australian Battery Manufacturing & Recycling Summit, Michael Robinson had the opportunity to share why battery end-of-life systems are no longer a future challenge — they’re a present-day imperative, and one of Australia’s most urgent and…

Low-carbon liquid fuels (LCLF)— think sustainable biofuels and synthetic e-fuels—are the workhorses of deep decarbonisation. They slip straight into aircraft, ships, heavy trucks and high-heat industrial processes where batteries and electrification still stumble, cutting lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions without tearing up the existing…

After a lost decade of incoherent energy policy, Labor’s first three years have restarted the clean energy engine. Renewables’ share of the National Electricity Market jumped from 35 percent in 2022 to 39 percent in the March quarter of 2024; the Safeguard…

Trump’s second election victory has many in the clean energy sector worried about implications for the net zero transition. While there are reasons for concern, Cyan Ventures’ analysis suggests the reality may be more nuanced. We draw out 3 important “known” implications…

A$298 billion of annual commercial opportunities by 2035 if businesses prioritise nature, says Cyan Ventures Report finds putting nature first is good for business and economic resilience Nature-positive solutions could create A$298 billion of annual value in 2035, which would support 1.6…

On May 14, the federal government announced almost $23 billion worth of initiatives under the “Future Made in Australia” Framework to spur domestic industry and accelerate the path to net zero. Since the announcement, there have been completely diverging views of its…

When Fraser Thompson and his business partners asked software mogul Mike Cannon-Brookes for money to build Australia’s biggest solar farm and the world’s longest underwater power line to link it to Singapore, Cannon-Brookes, understandably, said their idea sounded absurd. “Batshit insane,” to…