Topic: Decarbonising the Economy
The Intergenerational Report
22 September 2026
Intergenerational Report Shows Clean Energy and Climate Resilience Key to Australia’s ProsperitySubmission: Fossil methane is a near-term abatement opportunity
Submission | Anna Hancock | 7 August 2026
Our submission to the Climate Change Authority’s consultation on fossil methane. Top points: The Government should strengthen methane disclosure so thatmethane’s near-term potency is made explicit, and the Safeguard Mechanism Review should lead to reforms that support more
and earlier on-site abatement.
Safeguard Mechanism Reforms: How to Futureproof Industry
17 August 2026
New modelling by EY shows the lowest-cost, most-efficient settings for the Safeguard Mechanism to guide Australia's industrial base to long term success.Submission: One barrier might come down, but superannuation performance test reforms won’t unlock climate investment on their own
Submission | Katharina Surikow (IGCC) | 19 June 2026
Changing the superannuation performance test is not the single ‘silver bullet’ solution – in and of itself, reform of the performance test may remove a barrier to investment in some asset classes for some investors, but it will not act as an incentive for more investment. IGCC urges the government to consider any proposed changes to the performance test in the context of all other policy changes available to it that could, or seek to, influence investment in net zero.
State of Net Zero Investment 2026
Report | Investor Group on Climate Change | 18 June 2026
The market’s most insightful report on how institutional investors are looking at climate risks and opportunities.
Beyond Commitments: A Canbury Insights analysis using IGCC’s Capital Allocation Alignment Framework
25 May 2026
Beyond Commitments assesses whether 26 high-emitting companies are backing their climate strategies with capital — using IGCC's Capital Allocation Alignment Framework.
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: 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.
Submission: CCA Evidence Platform to Support Investors on Progress to Net Zero
Submission | Bethany Richards (IGCC), Dr Kate Simmonds (IGCC), Nayanisha Samarakoon (RIAA) and Tori Huggins (RIAA). | 30 April 2026
While the government’s sector decarbonisation plans and National Adaptation Plan and National Climate Risk Assessment are positive steps towards a resilient, net-zero economy, they have been less useful in identifying how much and when climate-aligned investment is required. These documents lack short- and medium-term decarbonisation and adaptation goals and milestones, and don’t provide investment roadmaps across key sectors.
Submission: CCA Evidence Platform to Support Investors on Progress to Net Zero
4 May 2026
The Investor Group for Climate Change (IGCC) and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) made a joint submission to the Climate Change Authority (CCA) to strongly support the development of a robust, publicly accessible progress-tracking Platform and commend the CCA for initiating this work at an important moment in Australia's climate transition.