Topic: Decarbonising the Economy
Climate Action 100+ 2023 Assessments of Heavy Emitting Companies’ Climate Progress
Data File | Climate Action 100+ | 18 October 2023
Excel file of the full climate action 100 assessments of global companies against the benchmark.
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5 October 2023
IGCCs submission to the Senate inquiry on residential electrification discusses demand-side investment opportunities via the aggregation of actively controlled Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). The submission considers how such scaled, orchestrated DER opportunities can reduce long-term electricity price inflation and create enduring social, employment, and health benefits for Australian families.
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 potential, unintended negative consequences from the sale of emissions-intensive assets.
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21 September 2023
At IGCC Summit 2023, a key focus was "Just Transitions" and laying the foundation for the new economy.
19 September 2023
IGCC has made a submission to the Climate Change Authority's consultation on economic modelling, to support its advice to Government for Australia’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement.
25 August 2023
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Masterclass: Nature & Climate
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18 July 2023
The government will start developing plans to decarbonise key economic sectors, one of the top priorities identified by investors. The Investor Group on Climate Change says robust sectoral decarbonisation plans can support investment in climate solutions.
Energy Sub-Working Group: potential policy priorities
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Submission: Climate Change Authority – Setting, tracking and achieving Australia’s emissions reduction targets – Issues Paper
Submission | Erwin Jackson | June 2023
IGCC’s submission covers four main topics:
- National and sector pathways and goals should be 1.5°C aligned.
- Currently, the physical impacts of climate change are significantly under-priced in financial markets.
- Australia can be a world leader in resilience
- Australia needs quality climate modelling and scenarios covering both transition and physical risks.
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