Topic: Energy Encompassing fossil fuels, renewables, other sources and storage. Companies’ Climate Ambition Contrasted By Lack Of Detailed Action Plans 18 October 2023 Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released the latest round of company assessments against its newly updated Net Zero Company Benchmark, drawing on distinct analytical methodologies and datasets from public and self-disclosed data from companies. 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Download Buildings & InfrasctructureClimate Action 100+Corporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyGovernance & DisclosureJust TransitionManufacturingMiningTransport 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.Download Buildings & InfrasctructureClimate Action 100+Corporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyGovernance & DisclosureJust TransitionManufacturingMiningTransport Submission: Resilient and adaptive residential assets 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. AustraliaBuildings & InfrasctructureDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupJust TransitionPhysical Risk, Adaptation & ResiliencePolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working GroupPrivate: Physical Risk & Resilience 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.Download Corporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyInvestor PracticeJust TransitionManufacturingMining Submission: Unlocking electrification with privately leveraged capital 5 September 2023 IGCCs submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's (DCCEEW's) consultation on the Capacity Investment Scheme emphasises the importance of strategic policy to leverage private capital with public funds. The submission considers how the CIS fits within established policy at State/Territory and Federal levels, and where, as a relatively small scheme, it is of most value to de-risk emergent technologies needed to create a dynamic, future-proofed electricity market. AustraliaClimate Solutions & TechEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupJust TransitionPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group Energy Sub-Working Group: potential policy priorities This post is members-only. Please sign in to view details. Sign in The Federal Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy Report | The Australian Government | 20 June 2023 The Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030 is a framework to grow Australia’s critical minerals sector. The Australian critical minerals sector is well placed to seize the opportunities of the clean energy transition thanks to Australia’s: rich geological reserves expertise at extracting minerals track record as a reliable producer and exporter of energy and resources.Download AustraliaCorporate EngagementEnergyEnergy Transition Working GroupJust TransitionMiningNet Zero Investment FrameworkPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group Driving Australian Climate Innovation: New Whitepaper 13 April 2023 A new whitepaper commissioned by $3 trillion Investor Group on Climate Change has identified Australia’s green industry potential - drawing on lessons from five markets that have built the world’s most successful climate industries. 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