Energy

The Industry’s Vision for the Next 30 Years

Recently, the State Government released the draft Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan (Draft QRIDP). The Draft QRIDP provides the industry’s vision for the next 30 years and outlines global challenges facing the resources industry, opportunities for growth and diversification, the industry’s role in facilitating the recovery from COVID-19 and government and industry collaboration efforts aimed at achieving the vision. The vision is for ‘a resilient, responsible and sustainable Queensland resources industry that grows as it transforms’. 

The Draft QRIDP highlights the inevitability of the development and evolution of Queensland’s resources sector. To facilitate the change, the Draft QRIDP contemplates that Government and industry will need to work together in several important ways to promote the following key focus areas:

1. Grow and diversify the industry
2. Strengthen the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials and protect the environment.
3. Foster coexistence and sustainable communities.
4. Ensure strong and genuine First Nations partnerships.
5. Build a safe and resilient future workforce.
6. Improve regulatory efficiency.

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