Australian Government Offers New $321 Million Round of Grants to Cut Emissions

The new grants are aimed at helping trade-exposed companies cut their emissions.Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 10, 2025. Rebecca Zhu/The Epoch Times2/4/2026|Updated: 2/4/2026The Albanese government has opened a new $321 million round of grants for Australia’s largest companies to help cut emissions.The money is being made available through the second round of the Powering the Regions Fund, which is part of the government’s Future Made in Australia scheme aimed at developing local manufacturing.Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].Author’s Selected Articles