Topic: Just Transition

Illustration with a nature background behind the climate action 100 logo.

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.
Buildings & InfrasctructureClimate Action 100+Corporate EngagementCorporate Engagement Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyGovernance & DisclosureJust TransitionManufacturingMiningTransport
Illustration with a nature background behind the climate action 100 logo.

Climate Action 100+ Summary Presentation of Global Company Assessments

Briefing | Climate Action 100+ | 18 October 2023

The Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark evaluates the performance of some of the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on their net zero transition, and against the initiative’s three high-level goals: emissions reduction, governance, and disclosure.

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 Impacts & ResiliencePhysical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group

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

IGCC Summit 2023: Just Transitions

21 September 2023

At IGCC Summit 2023, a key focus was "Just Transitions" and laying the foundation for the new economy.
Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupJust TransitionPolicy & Advocacy

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
Truck in tunnel

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

Investors Call for a National Energy Transition Authority

27 March 2023

The Investor Group on Climate Change, representing more than 7.5 million Australian beneficiaries, is calling on the Federal Government to establish a independent statutory National ETA in this year’s Budget.
Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupJust TransitionPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Working Group