Topic: Investor Group on Climate Change

ALP climate change policy marks positive progress

27 April 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the release of Labor’s Climate Change Action Plan. This policy package includes many elements that investors are looking for, including long term policy signals, an integrated approach to carbon and energy policy and market-based carbon pricing mechanisms. “If Australia is to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreement signed last week, we need a clear and credible pathway to a net-zero carbon economy”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change.

Global investor groups urge world leaders to sign and accede to the Paris Climate Agreement rapidly

19 April 2016

IGCC has joined global investor groups calling for world leaders to sign and accede to the Paris Climate Agreement rapidly. The letter is published on the Investor Platform on Climate Change here.

Investors welcome government decision to support clean energy investment

23 March 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes reports of the Government’s decision to retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and to establish the Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). “The decision to retain and support Australia’s clean energy finance bodies is a positive one”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

Investors welcome senate inquiry into carbon risk disclosure

4 February 2016

The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the vote to establish the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Carbon Risk Disclosure. “This is an important milestone in recognising the wide-ranging economic implications of climate change for Australia”, said Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).