On the 10th of September 2024, Simon Holmes à Court delivered the 2024 Manning Clark Lecture at ANU. As the transition to a global economy based on the sustainable use of low emission energy proceeds, Holmes à Court discusses the forces shaping the political debate, policy-making, investment decisions and delivery that are critical for achieving the rate and scale of energy transition needed before the middle of the 21st century.

Simon Holmes à Court is an energy analyst, clean technology investor, climate philanthropist and a director of the Smart Energy Council, The Superpower Institute and the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network. He was the driving force behind Australia’s first community-owned windfarm and is the convenor of Climate 200, a community crowdfunding initiative that supports political candidates committed to a science-based response to the climate crisis. He writes regularly about the transformation of Australia’s energy sector.