Strategic national approach offers new emission reduction opportunties

AIGN welcomes the Morrison Government’s funding commitment to support new and emerging energy technologies. AIGN’s Chief Executive Officer, Susie Smith, said this investment can provide a catalyst to unlock millions of dollars in private capital in emissions reduction technologies.

“Australia has an opportunity to be a technology leader in the development and adoption of low, zero, and negative emission projects,” Ms Smith said.

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Climate change and energy policy remain the subject of significant attention, particularly given the disparate policy approaches of the major parties and the importance of this policy matter to the Australian economy.

• IPCC national greenhouse gas inventory guidelines review (Submissions due 31 Aug) Further information
• Safeguard Mechanism amendments (Submissions due 7 Sept) Further Information
• Climate Change Authority NGER review (Submissions due 11 Sept)Further Information
• National Energy Guarantee (AIGN Submission, July 2018)Further Information
• NPI Review (AIGN Submission, August 2018)Further Information
• Victorian Interim targets (AIGN Submission, May 2018)

Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) published their guidelines for corporate climate change risk reporting Further Information

Investor Group on Climate Change published their 'Investing in Resilience’ report which can be viewed here.