Bethany Richards

Manager, Policy

Beth manages Energy policy work at IGCC, facilitating the Energy Sub Working Group with the Chair. She has developed responses to government on key energy policies including the Capacity Investment Scheme, Residential Electrification and the Renewable Guarantee of Origin Scheme.

Beth has a background on emissions reductions schemes, carbon border adjustment mechanisms and government-business relations.

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Submission: Net Zero Fund should fast-track REIP development

Submission | Bethany Richards | 15 October 2025

The Net Zero Fund is a new carveout of the National Reconstruction Fund, with $5 billion in public finance to deploy. The Department of Industry, Science and Resources consulted on priority areas for blended finance, and on which financial products are useful to companies and investors in this space. Given the broader challenges that established industries are experiencing in transitioning, and those of budding green industries, IGCC believes that the Fund should address the toughest challenges that can unlock the biggest decarbonisation gains.

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Submission: Net Zero Fund should fast-track REIP development

19 October 2025

IGCC members understand the importance of decarbonisation solutions being accessible to industry, both to meet national emissions reductions targets and for Australian exporters to better compete as global markets decarbonise.
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What do the Australian Government’s 2035 Climate Targets Mean for Investors?

25 September 2025

Australia’s 2035 climate target (62–70%) comes with an NDC, Net Zero Plan and sector roadmaps. IGCC’s policy team breaks down the implications for portfolios — from efficiency and electrification to methane, heavy vehicles, land sinks and clean exports — plus why the Safeguard Mechanism review in 2026–27 will set the pace.
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Submission: Good governance for an evolving electricity system – NEM Review

23 September 2025

Investors support the dual intentions of the NEM Review, which is to propose solutions to challenges that hinder investment in the National Electricity Market (NEM), and to deliver electricity system services more efficiently.
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Submission: Gas Market Reforms must prioritise future-proofed export industries and domestic consumers

19 August 2025

The Gas Market Review is an opportunity for government to bed down the decarbonisation agenda in key policies, prioritising decarbonisation of Australian exports and providing domestic consumers lower-cost gas, as renewable alternatives are being developed at scale.
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