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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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.

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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The State of Net Zero Investing in New Zealand

2 September 2025

Investors strengthen climate commitments, but action still lags opportunity.

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.

Submission: Future-proofing economic reforms must consider green growth industries

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.

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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Submission: Improving productivity via meeting adaptation and mitigation objectives

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".
State of Net Zero Report 2025

Submission: Australian Energy Market Operator FY26 corporate plan

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