Australia is hosting 13 US clean technology manufacturing companies this week as part of the Australia-America Clean Industry Delegation, aimed at exploring opportunities in clean energy and manufacturing investment.
According to a joint media release from Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and Minister for Industry and Innovation Tim Ayres, the delegation aims to showcase Australia’s growing potential for clean manufacturing and renewable energy investment, reinforcing the government’s commitment to a “Future Made in Australia.”
The event follows the Prime Minister’s visit to New York earlier this year and aligns with the Albanese Government’s broader effort to drive clean industry growth through strategic international partnerships.
To support investment discussions, the government released the Investment Blueprint, designed to accompany Australia’s 2035 emissions target and sector plans.
The Blueprint outlines measures to make climate goals “investable,” offering greater certainty for international investors while highlighting Australia’s stable economic and regulatory environment.
“This foreign investment will help Australia reach our economic potential by providing capital to finance new industries and enhance existing ones, boosting infrastructure and productivity and creating employment opportunities in our regions,” the statement said.
The three-day delegation will include high-level meetings with senior ministers, government finance bodies, and private investors, alongside policy briefings, investor workshops, and a visit to Newcastle to see renewable technology manufacturing facilities in operation.
Minister Bowen said Australia’s climate policies were opening the door to global investors eager to participate in the nation’s clean industry transition.
“Australia’s climate change target is a big green light to local and international investors,” Mr Bowen said.
“A Future Made in Australia is a ready-made opportunity for investment, collaboration and securing our future economic prosperity. After a wasted decade of the Liberals and Nationals fighting about whether climate change is real, we’re getting Australia match fit to seize the biggest economic opportunity in our history.”
Minister Ayres said Australia’s growing clean tech manufacturing capability would be central to achieving long-term national and economic goals.
“Australia is open for business, and we are in a global race to attract the world’s best talent and capital to realise the greatest economic opportunity in our nation’s history: establishing Australia as a premier destination for global investment,” Ayres said.
“The growth of clean tech manufacturing industries in Australia is critical to realising the ambition of a Future Made in Australia and taking concrete action on climate change.”
According to the news release, the $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia agenda underscores the government’s long-term plan to foster a clean energy and advanced manufacturing future, encouraging private sector and international investment to support job creation, skill development, and renewable infrastructure growth across regional Australia.
“Australia has long-established partnerships with the US, and both our nations can benefit from working together to establish clean tech ecosystems,” Ayres added.
The government said the delegation represents a key step in building strong international ties to accelerate clean manufacturing investment.
