Quick clean energy jobs for Victoria

Victoria is in need of new sources of employment and economic activity. This was given additional urgency following decisions by several major Victorian-based manufacturers to exit the Australian market. The state needs new jobs that are sustainable, in sectors that have significant future growth potential. Clean energy is one of many sectors that can make an added contribution to Victoria's economy. It has the capacity to provide a large number of new jobs along with a range of other social, economic and environmental benefits.

This paper is deliberately focused on policy recommendations that involve either simple tweaks to existing policy settings, modest regulatory changes or expenditure of existing funds, to better embrace renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies in Victoria. These opportunities are all grounded in reality and include recommendations for clear and concrete actions that can generate real results without the need for major new programs or complex reforms. Even greater opportunities exist for job creation through more comprehensive reforms, but here [the authors] have focused on the need to have policies that can be enacted quickly without the need for lengthy development of programs or regulations.

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