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Kate Donnelly

Manager, Corporate Engagement and Policy

Kate’s focus is across corporate engagement work through Climate Action 100+ and policy engagement on just transition..

She has previously worked on international climate policy and negotiations under the UNFCCC and with an institutional investor in Australia on TCFD aligned reporting, portfolio target setting, and company engagement towards stronger climate-related disclosures and emission reduction strategies.

Kate has also worked on women’s rights and community development projects in regional Queensland, Fiji and Tuvalu. She has a breadth of experience in program management, organisational partnerships, research, policy and advocacy.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Laws from QUT and a Masters of Climate Change at ANU, covering climate science, energy and environmental economics, and climate policy.

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When Selling Emissions-Intensive Assets Doesn’t Reduce Climate Risk: A New Discussion Paper

21 September 2023

Our new discussion paper explores the tension that arises when companies divest themselves from emissions-intensive assets: Such exits may reduce the transition risk associated with that particular asset, but overall systemic risk may be maintained, or even increase.
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Emissions-Intensive Asset Exits: A Universal Owner Perspective on Sales & Managed Closures

Report | Kate Donnelly & Dr Ian Woods | 21 September 2023

This discussion paper explores a tension that arises when companies divest themselves from emissions-intensive assets: Such exits may reduce the transition risk associated with that particular asset, but overall systemic risk may be maintained, or even increase. It also identifies four broad areas in which investors can act to alleviate

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IGCC working group: Policy & Advocacy Sep 19 2023

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Climate Action 100+ Announces Second Phase

8 June 2023

The initiative has evolved its core goals, improved and expanded the ways investors can participate, and enhanced the investor engagement model. The new phase, running until 2030, intends to inspire a global scale-up in active ownership, markedly shifting the focus from corporate climate-related disclosure to the implementation of climate transition plans.
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The IGCC Summit 2023

Summit | Sydney | 21 August 2023 9:00 am - 22 August 2023 5:00 pm
Timezone: Australia/Sydney
An unmissable event for leading investment experts working towards a decarbonised economy.
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