
Episode #16
Episode 16: Energy Talks. "ON TRACK TO NET ZERO?"
<p>Thursday 29 January 2026</p><p>Introducing Associate Professor Simon Smart and Professor Belinda Wade from The University of Queensland.</p><p>Australia’s climate transition is moving forward, but are we actually on track to reach net zero by 2050? </p><p>In this episode of Energy Talks, Associate Professor Simon Smart and Professor Belinda Wade, both members of the Net Zero Australia Steering Committee, unpack the project’s latest findings including updated modelling of Australia's decarbonisation pathways and the team's inaugural Progress Tracker. </p><p>Together, they explore what the modelling really says about renewable build rates, firming, carbon removals, infras...






