Despite such climate-related risks to investment returns as extreme weather, new technologies, changes in climate policy and consumer preferences that can disrupt businesses and their supply chains, this survey report shows the investment sector is not yet using its capital and its influence to drive the transition to net zero.

This paper addresses three topics as they relate to the net zero transition: economics, social change, and regional communities. The authors have drawn upon their collective expertise and experience and reviewed global research and case studies around similar transitions and transition-focused institutions.

The federal, state and territory Energy Ministers have introduced a shadow carbon price for the national electricity market. This ‘value of emissions reduction’ (VER) sets the value of carbon abatement at $66 per tonne in 2023, rising six-fold to $420 by 2050. This paper estimates that including VER as a class of market benefit could...

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Clean Energy Regulator’s issuing, compliance and contracting activities related to Australian Carbon Credit Units.

The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme has a critical role in achieving Australia’s pathway to net zero emissions by 2050. The Australian government has released this implementation plan to ensure the scheme continues to help the nation reach net zero by 2050.