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1 online resource (27 pages) |
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Australian Strategic Policy Institute special report, ISSN: 2200-6648 |
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Sspecial report (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) ISSN: 2200-6648
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| Summary |
"The global energy system is undergoing a rapid and enduring shift with inescapable implications for militaries, including the ADF. Electrification and the use of alternative liquid fuels are occurring at scale across the civilian economies. Despite that, fossil fuels, such as diesel and jet fuel, will be around for a long time to come, given their use in long-lived systems like air warfare destroyers, Lockheed Martin's F-35 aircraft, M1A2 Abrams tanks, and in capabilities still in the design stage but planned to enter service beginning in the mid-2030s such as the Hunter-class frigates. Australian supply of these fuels is provided by globally sourced crude oil flowing through a handful of East and Southeast Asian refineries. Supply arrangements for these critical commodities are likely to become more fraught, however. This is already occurring because of the fracturing of global supply chains and the drive for national resilience in many nations, driven by Covid-19, the return of coercive state power and, of course, Putin's war in Ukraine. Australia's dependence on imports for liquid-fuel security, at least as it pertains to the ADF, extends well beyond insufficient reserves and refineries.The long-term nature of major platform acquisitions, as well as infrastructure investments, means that the Australian Government and the ADF must move beyond assessing the implications of this future and begin to plan and act to shape the ADF's energy future in ways that take advantage of the wider international and domestic energy transition that's underway. Futureproofing the ADF requires the growth of an alternative fuels sector in Australia to meet broader needs that include but aren't defined by the ADF alone. That can only be achieved through partnerships because no individual operator or enterprise has a monopoly on the energy sector."--Executive summary |
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Australian |
| Notes |
"June 2022"--Title page |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [24]-27) |
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© The Australian Strategic Policy Institute Limited 2022 |
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Armed Forces -- Australia -- Procurement
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Energy development -- Australia -- Management
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Energy transition -- Australia -- Management
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Public-private sector cooperation -- Australia
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Armed Forces -- Procurement
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Energy development -- Management
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Public-private sector cooperation
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Australia -- Armed Forces -- Procurement
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| Subject |
Australia
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, issuing body.
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