Global supply chains are facing major disruptions, but Australia-China partnerships offer a bright spot amid the uncertainty and challenges, businesses and other stakeholders heard at an industry event on Thursday.

The study, published in Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, highlights Australia’s transition is particularly vulnerable due to its reliance on global supply chains for critical materials and technologies. “The biggest risk to renewable energy is not generation, it is the supply chain behind it,” said Dr Gupta.

Following China’s ban on exporting antimony to the US, Australia’s Port Pirie has scaled up production of the mineral, which is used in climate technology

The U.S. and Australia restarted rebuilding non-China rare earth supply chain, with heavy rare earth separation restarting outside China report said.

The recently announced Future Made in Australia Act sees the nation joining a steadily increasing list of countries that are committing public finance to domestic clean energy supply chains. Mirroring efforts in the United States, Europe, and India, the ...