Climate action is already paying off, and can pay off even more, so how do we juggle our maelstrom of democracy in shifting geopolitics, powerful leaders stepping back from a climate agenda and the golden opportunity of our global net zero transition?

Join Rebecca Mikula-Wright and I from the recent Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit, as we discuss what you need to do as a leader in your organisation to make this happen, what you may get caught out on, and how by aligning industry tipping points to maximise the speed of our climate transition, we can create cascading exponential impact.

Many Australians don't realise that the country already generates 40% of its energy from renewables (and it spiked to 75% recently), and they don't know how quickly the nation has been moving and the policies implemented to support it.

One things is clear - getting on with things on voluntarily is not fast enough, the investment industry is calling for regulation to enable them to close the gap between the science and the achievable impact.

Dig into the stories of change and find out more via:

Climate Action Pays Off
Net Zero Asset Managers Alliance
Climate Action 100+

And a big thank you to the IGCC team, David Russell and Tim Buckley, who I featured previously from the summit, as well as those groups supporting these initiatives;

Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Ceres, Inc. & Principles for Responsible Investment

If you're a leader in this space, I look forward to connecting with you.

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Given what we know about climate change, how do you pay a pension 40 years from now? And why is focusing on oil and gas companies misguided?

What do you think? And would you agree that Net Zero isn't about divestment, particularly when you own a slice of everything, everywhere?

Join David Russell and I, as we get into the best fiduciary interests of pension funds, and how the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) works to create sector specific, short, medium and long term targets to achieve Net-Zero by 2050.

We go through;

* Genesis of the TPI
* Universal Ownership and proxy voting
* The need for policy on nature and biodiversity
* Assessing Sovereign Climate Opportunity & Risk (ASCOR)

This conversation was had during our time together at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), after David finished his session on Corporate Climate Engagement with Alison George at Australian Ethical Investment, Alison Ewings at QIC and Sasha Courville at Aluminium Stewardship Initiative.

TPI is supported by The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment.

In the past week David also been speaking at the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Melbourne Conference, hosted by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI).

Thank you particularly to Rebecca, Duncan and Fergus for the opportunity to bring you this from the IGCC Summit, and finally;

If you're not sure how you're going to strategically lead your organisation internally and externally through this turbulent time, or communicate your vision effectively, reach out and let's discuss it in confidence. I'm here to help!

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Where should we be spending our tax money for the betterment of the nation?

How do we subsidise every unit of fossil fuel production and burning across the world, and what do we do about this 'grey discount' aka 'green premium'?

What's China up to and what does Australia do when competing with them directly is a mugs game?

Join Tim Buckley of the Climate Energy Finance think tank and I, as we we answer these questions together after his panel session 'The Biggest Investment Mega Trend in History' at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit, which he shared with Alexis Cheang, Persephone Fraser and Alan Hsu.

We also go into the perfect example of exporting embodied decarbonisation thanks to Marghanita Johnson and the Australian Aluminium Council, plus disagreeing with the productivity commission, and reference a number of hard working folk;

Professor Rod Sims, Minister Bowen, Minister Ed Husic MP, Treasure Jim Chalmers, Senator Penny Wong, Guy Debelle, Trinasolar, SunDrive, UNSW, Rio Tinto, Hancock Prospecting, BHP and Fortescue.

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