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Francesca Muskovic

Executive Director, Policy

Francesca is one of Australia’s most influential and expert climate policy leaders. She joined IGCC after almost ten years at the Property Council of Australia.

As the council’s National Policy Director, Francesca led the property industry’s national policy and advocacy agenda on sustainability, cities, housing and regulatory affairs.

Francesca represents industry on numerous Government advisory boards, including as a Non-Executive Director of the Australian Building Codes Board. In November 2024 The Australian recognised Francesca as one of the country’s top 100 energy players.

Francesca also co-hosts the popular climate and energy podcast Let Me Sum Up, which has become industry and policy insiders’ go-to source of specialist analysis and commentary.

Submission on methane accounting standards under NGERS legislation

13 May 2026

Investors rely on reported emissions data to provide an accurate picture of companies’ emissions and transition risk, to assess current and prospective investments as well as the risk to asset value.

Submission on methane accounting standards under NGERS legislation

Submission | Anna Hancock, Bethany Richards, Dani Siew, Francesca Muskovic | 8 May 2026

Methane emissions are generally under-reported and IGCC strongly supports more accurate accounting and reporting of methane emissions as essential to give greater clarity to investors. This will assist in making alternative, low to zero emissions investments more attractive, enabling more finance to be deployed towards prospective green industries.   IGCC supports many of the changes contemplated in this consultation draft and provides some further suggestions to strengthen NGER scheme operation that will in turn support climate-aligned innovation and investment.

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Budget Risks Investment in Clean Energy and Industry

12 May 2026

The budget tabled by the Treasurer tonight is full of mixed messages.

Submission: More work needed on the foreign resident capital gains tax regime for renewables

Submission | Katharina Surikow (IGCC) | 24 April 2026

IGCC respects the Government’s intentions to strengthen and provide clarity to the foreign resident CGT regime. However, the draft legislation contains a number of elements that will chill much-needed investment in renewable energy and create undue sovereign risk. More analysis of the economic impact of the proposed changes is required to establish a level playing field for all investors and appropriate transition arrangements that avoid jeopardising Australia’s energy transition.

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Climate Change and Natural Hazards SEPP: Submission to NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Submission | Kate Simmonds | 16 March 2026

Investors are strongly supportive of introducing an overarching climate risk clause in the Climate Change and Natural Hazards State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) and welcomes the NSW Government’s intention to integrate climate resilience into the planning system in a more consistent and systematic manner.   Investors are broadly supportive of the Draft Climate Scenario Guidelines, which address a clear need for consistency in physical climate risk assessments.

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