Market: Australia

IGCC Summit 2024: Mission 1.5°: Key Moments

3 December 2024

The IGCC Annual Climate Finance & Investment Summit: Mission 1.5° brought together nearly 400 institutional investors, policymakers and climate finance experts to explore how we can accelerate Australia’s path to a net zero economy. Held during the most active period for climate policy in Australian history — and in the immediate wake of the U.S. election results — the Summit’s timely theme sparked essential discussions on investment, resilience, and the opportunities for Australia to position itself as a climate superpower.

Submission: Levelling the playing field to support industry decarbonisation

3 December 2024

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission on the findings of the Carbon Leakage Review, which assesses Australia’s carbon and investment leakage risks and presents different policy options to address them – including a Border Carbon Adjustment (BoCA).

Statement on the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Briefing | IGCC/Lisa Caripis | November 2024

A summary of IGCC’s response to the ASFI consultation

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Submission: Levelling the playing field to support industry decarbonisation

Submission | Bethany Richards | 3 December 2024

While the Safeguard Mechanism continues to drive deeper emissions reductions, there will be a ‘green’ premium for some transformational technologies for some time. Ensuring that Australian industry has strong incentives to decarbonise on a level playing field with other jurisdictions is in the national interest 

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Investor Group on Climate Change Summit to Host Country’s Most Influential Climate Finance Experts and Policymakers

23 October 2024

The Investor Group on Climate Change has today released its program and theme for its highly anticipated 2024 Summit, taking place on 7-8 November at the Sofitel Melbourne. Tickets are on sale now. 

Submission: Coordinating investment for Australia’s climate goals

7 October 2024

IGCC members support the government's investor front door, which is due to coordinate investment towards meeting Australia's climate goals.

Submission: Investor Front Door, Future Made in Australia

Submission | Bethany Richards | 4 October 2024

The front door will have the most impact if it works to deliver investments that are in alignment with the government’s Net Zero Australia Plan for a coordinated sectoral-based approach, and if it can unblock issues within planning processes that lead to unnecessary delays.

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