(Source: Xinhua Silk Road 2025-05-30)

Many Australian experts and scholars recently stated at a "Clean Energy" seminar held in Melbourne that China is of great significance to Australia's clean energy development and the two countries should strengthen cooperation in related fields.

In this caseVictoria University Business Confucius InstituteAt a seminar co-organized with Australia's RSM accounting firm, Bruce Mountain, energy economist at the University of Victoria and director of the Victoria Energy Policy Center, said that China is crucial to Australia's clean energy future. China has a clear lead in the research, development and reserve of clean energy technologies.

Grange Resources, headquartered in Tasmania, is a magnetite pellet manufacturer. The company's chief financial officer Steven Phan said at the seminar that China's steel industry's efforts to achieve decarbonization will have a direct impact on the Australian iron ore industry. Grange Resources Ltd. produces high-grade iron ore products, which means that if Chinese steel mills need to control carbon emissions, they will tend to use more high-grade iron ore products, which is good for the company. At the same time, the company will also consider introducing clean energy-related technologies and equipment from China for use in open-pit mining and furnace upgrades to promote its own decarbonization.

This seminar event attracted hundreds of viewers to participate offline or online. Wang Fang, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Victoria University Business Confucius Institute, said in her speech that this seminar aims to deepen exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia in the field of clean energy and jointly address the challenges of sustainable development. She also said that clean energy is a core issue of global sustainable development, and the Victoria University Business Confucius Institute will continue to serve as a bridge to promote exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia at the education, science and technology and industrial levels, and contribute wisdom and strength to green and low-carbon development.

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