TRANSFORMING AUSTRALIA'S ELECTRICITY MIX AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

IRYNA TALIIAN

https://doi.org/10.53465/ER.2644-7185.2026.3.151-165

Abstract: As a pressing priority for the global economy, the shift to clean energy profoundly influences individual national economic activities. However, a combination of technological, economic and political factors conditions the course of the decarbonization process. Australia represents an analytically significant case of energy transition, as the rapid growth of renewable energy sources occurs simultaneously with the persistent role of fossil fuels. The article aims to provide a descriptive evaluation of the transformation of electricity generation in Australia. The results of the article show an increase in the share of renewable energy sources, which was accompanied by a gradual decrease in the importance of coal in the energy sector. The fixed-base index of net greenhouse gas emissions decreased from 100 to 70.7 points between 2005 and 2024. The article identifies sectoral disproportions that persist in the Australian economy. The long-term decline was largely linked to changes in land use and the forestry sector and to lower emissions from electricity generation. Increases in emissions from transport and stationary combustion outside electricity generation offset this development.

Keywords: energy transition, legislative framework, renewable energy, sources, climate act

JEL Classification: Q42, Q58, O13

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Online publication date: 30 September 2026

To cite this article (APA style):

Taliian, I. (2026). Transforming Australia's electricity mix and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Economic Review, 55(3), 151 - 165. https://doi.org/10.53465/ER.2644-7185.2026.3.151-165

Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business

ISSN 2644-7185 (online)

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