Topic: Decarbonising the Economy
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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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.
Submission to the Productivity Commission 2025 interim reports on five pillars of productivity
Submission | Francesca Muskovic, Bethany Richards | 15 September 2025
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2 September 2025
Investors strengthen climate commitments, but action still lags opportunity.
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.
19 August 2025
The smooth transition to a net zero economy addresses all three of the Reform's priority areas. Green industries are future-proofed, and acting on opportunities to accelerate the transition now will secure economic resilience for Australia, sooner.
18 August 2025
Six broad areas to ensure climate action pays off.
Business’ Capital Allocation Report 2025
Report | Richard Proudlove, Cassandra Austin | 21 July 2025
This report provides investors with guidance to support their engagement with companies on aligning capital allocation decisions with climate goals.
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12 June 2025
There will be a cost to meeting carbon targets, but this will be significantly lower than the cost of inaction towards a net-zero, resilient economy, as we wrote in our submission to the Productivity Commission's enquiry "Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation".
3 June 2025
AEMO’s role appears to be growing beyond being market operator to become a de-facto advisor on the energy transition. With increased responsibilities comes the need for alignment with good governance principles.
This submission focuses on what good governance principles businesses and investors need from entities responsible for delivering decarbonisation objectives