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Reform summit should support action on climate change | Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC

27 August 2015

Reform summit should support action on climate change | Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The National Reform Summit held this week was an important opportunity to drive consensus on how to respond to the big issues impacting Australia’s future prosperity. But, while it was whispered on the sidelines, one of the single largest impacts for future economic growth was missing from the final draft statement – climate change.

Investors welcome historic Paris Agreement

13 December 2015

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the vote to establish the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Carbon Risk Disclosure. “This is an important milestone in recognising the wide ranging economic implications of climate change for Australia”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

Investors welcome senate inquiry into carbon risk disclosure

4 February 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the vote to establish the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Carbon Risk Disclosure. “This is an important milestone in recognising the wide-ranging economic implications of climate change for Australia”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

Investors welcome government decision to support clean energy investment

23 March 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes reports of the Government’s decision to retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and to establish the Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). “The decision to retain and support Australia’s clean energy finance bodies is a positive one”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

Global investor groups urge world leaders to sign and accede to the Paris Climate Agreement rapidly

19 April 2016

IGCC has joined global investor groups calling for world leaders to sign and accede to the Paris Climate Agreement rapidly. The letter is published on the Investor Platform on Climate Change here.

ALP climate change policy marks positive progress

27 April 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the release of Labor’s Climate Change Action Plan. This policy package includes many elements that investors are looking for, including long term policy signals, an integrated approach to carbon and energy policy and market-based carbon pricing mechanisms. “If Australia is to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreement signed last week, we need a clear and credible pathway to a net-zero carbon economy”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change.

Global investors launch guide to drive engagement on climate risk with the electric utilities sector

29 April 2016

A week after more than 170 countries signed the Paris Agreement and investors voted on a shareholder climate risk resolution at the AGM of US utility AES Corporation, a global network of more than 270 institutional investors (representing assets worth over €20 trillion) has published a guide setting out the threats facing the utilities sector and investor expectations for how these companies must act to adapt their business strategies to a 2°C climate change pathway.

Investor groups collaborate for Australian launch of new action framework on sustainable real estate

13 May 2016

Today a unique coalition of global investor and property groups will launch the  Sustainable Real Estate Investment – Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement: An Action Framework in Australia for the first time. Five of the world’s largest investor networks and RICS have come together, supported by the Global Alliance for Building and Construction, to publish a concise, actionable framework for Real Estate investors to help them make sense of existing Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) guidance and to accelerate their integration of ESG and climate risks and opportunities into investment decisions.  

Investors identify 7 climate change policy priorities

2 June 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has today published seven climate change policy priorities which investors believe are critical for managing risk and unlocking investment in low carbon finance opportunities. “The seven policy priorities identified by investors have to be part of the climate change policy response in Australia to build investor confidence and get capital moving”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change.

Investors welcome new Minister for the Environment and Energy

18 July 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change welcomes the appointment of Josh Frydenberg as Minister for the Environment and Energy. “We look forward to working with Minister Frydenberg on behalf of investors focused on climate change”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). “Investors welcome a more integrated approach to energy and climate policy in Australia”.

Investors press G20 to ratify Paris Agreement swiftly & expand low carbon / green investment

24 August 2016

Representatives of Australian communities, including civil society, households, workers, investors, business energy users and energy suppliers today challenged all political leaders to stop partisan antics and work together to reform Australia’s energy systems and markets. There is simply no room for partisan politics when the reliability, affordability and sustainability of Australia’s energy system is at stake.

The $7.7 trillion transition: major new AIGCC report charts Asian climate finance

6 September 2016

To mark the launch of the new Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) today in Singapore, the group is releasing the most comprehensive analysis to date of climate finance sector activity in Asia. The report – Investing for the climate in Asia undertaken by Asia Research and Engagement  (ARE), with the support of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), reviewed the disclosure of leading domestic financial institutions across the Asia Pacific region to understand the state of the finance industry’s response to climate change.

Grappling with the great transition | Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC

28 September 2016

Grappling with the great transition | Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC In the next 20 years, at least USD 7.7 trillion is needed for renewable energy and energy efficiency markets to meet the demands of China, India, Japan, and South-East Asia if the world is to reach its target of staying ‘well-below’ the agreed 2°C warming target.

Global investors launch guide to drive engagement on climate risk with the automotive sector

11 October 2016

Less than a week after the UN confirmed the Paris Agreement would come into effect on 04 November this year, a global network of more than 250 institutional investors (representing assets worth over $24 Trn) has published a guide setting out the threats facing the automotive sector and investor expectations for how these companies must shift gear to adapt their business strategies to address climate related risk and build a sustainable low carbon transport system for the future.

New parliamentary inquiry on coal closures

13 October 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) notes the establishment of a new Parliamentary Inquiry on the closure of coal-fired energy generation facilities in Australia, addressing the need to decarbonise our electricity sector, manage community impacts and increase resilience to climate change. “Reviewing how best to manage the retirement of carbon-intensive ageing coal-fired generation is an important component of the integrated energy challenge.