Policy & Advocacy

We contribute to the collective effort to influence policy that enables investors across Asia to allocate capital in a transition to net zero.

Our People

Anjali Viswamohanan, Director, Policy

Nigel DeCoopman, Policy Manager

Lin Kang, Manager, Policy and Stakeholder Initiatives

Chaitra Nayak, Senior Program Manager, Just Transition

Jeffrey Tong, Policy Analyst

Martina Chow, Policy Analyst

Emerging Policy Issues

Energy Transition

Supporting government policy that unlocks a rapid clean energy transition.

Disclosures

Working alongside regulators and governments to reform climate disclosure rules.

Climate Financing

Including taxonomies and other legislation to support the flow of sustainable finance.

Physical Risk

Understanding the implications of the physical impacts of climate change and helping build resilience to protect economies.

Global​ Engagement

International Forums

Bringing the Asian investor perspective to discussions with;

  • United Nations forums including COP,
  • G20,
  • G7,
  • ASEAN.
Peer Network Collaborations

We facilitate a global voice on climate and finance policy with;

  • IGCC in Australia,
  • Ceres in the USA,
  • IIGCC in Europe,
  • PRI and CDP internationally.

Regional Engagement

Advocating for policies that will unlock the billions that investors can allocate to climate solutions.

The Asian Utilities Engagement Program

AIGCC’s program to help investors and service providers engage with Asia’s systematically important electric utilities on climate.
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Roundtables

Bringing together investors, policy-makers and regulators.

Submissions

Providing the investor perspective on policies that are currently in development.

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Direct 1:1 Engagement

In-depth discussion with key government decision-makers on current and emerging policy themes.

The Asian Utilities Engagement Program

Decarbonising Asia’s energy system is crucial to protecting our economies.

In 2021 AIGCC launched the AUEP program to help investors and service providers engage effectively with Asia’s systematically important electric utilities on climate.

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Working Groups

Members can collaborate and learn more about climate policy in these specialist groups.

Engagement & Policy Working Group
Physical Risk & Resilience Working Group
Energy Transition Working Group
Forest & Land Use Working Group
China Working Group
Japan Working Group

Key Resources

AIGCC regularly makes policy submissions and position papers – for the full list of our submissions, please click here.

Place-Based Just Transition Policy Baseline and Case Studies

September 2025

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New analysis from AIGCC urges early, place-based planning that integrates climate adaptation and mitigation measures to attract stable, long-term private capital. Policy baseline study explores how place-based just transitions are unfolding in four key Asian markets: Japan, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Background Briefing: The Economic Cost to Japan of Delayed Transition to Net Zero Based on data released by the NGFS

December 2024

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Climate damage would deliver an almost 10 percent annual hit to Japan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if current global climate policy trajectories continue, according to new economic modelling. The analysis is derived from new data released by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

Investor Expectations of National Adaptation Plans in Asia

November 2024

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The members of AIGCC’s Physical Risks Working Group have put together the following list of key asks from governments on the various elements of the National Adaptation Plan process:

  1. Outline a consistent, national view of physical climate risk
  2. Ensure corporate disclosure on physical risks
  3. Engagement with the private sector and financial institutions
  4. Inclusion of action-oriented points on implementation and financing strategies
Policy Brief for COP29

November 2024

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As COP29 convenes in Baku, amidst a backdrop of escalating climate impacts and urgent calls for increased ambition, AIGCC presents this briefer to highlight the perspectives of investors active in Asian markets on climate finance. 

Collaborative Global Policy Initiative: Global Investor Statement to Governments

The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change is a founding member of the Investor Agenda, who submitted the 2024 Global Investor Statement to COP29.

The 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis is the most ambitious statement to date in terms of the policy recommendations contained within it, calling on governments to raise their climate ambition in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The most ambitious actions called for include mandated climate transition plans from investors.

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Latest Policy & Advocacy News, Resources, and Events.

Submission to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Public Consultation on Prototype of Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Phase 2A)

Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | October 2025

AIGCC welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Consultation on the Prototype of Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Phase 2A) released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).

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Engagement & Policy Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureHong KongPolicy & Advocacy

Mobilising Regional Policy Action and Coordination on Transboundary Physical Climate Risks in Asia

Policy Briefings | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | October 2025

Building on AIGCC’s report on Financing Asia’s National Adaptation Plans published in March 2025, this whitepaper articulates the case for increased attention and strengthened regional coordination to address TCRs in Asia. It outlines how policymakers across markets have begun to integrate TCRs in their National Adaptation Plans and suggests ways forward to create enabling policy environments in the region.

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Physical Risk & Resilience Working GroupPhysical Risk & ResiliencePolicy & Advocacy

Comments on the Korea’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | 2 October 2025

The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the Korea’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

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Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeGovernance & DisclosureKorea Working GroupPolicy & AdvocacySouth Korea

Alke Haesra

Alke Haesra is sustainable finance specialist with experience advising governments, financial institutions, and development partners on climate finance, blended finance, and infrastructure investment. At AIGCC, Alke is responsible in implementing the AIGCC regional and international policy agenda. Alke is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Alke has more than 10 years of advising sustainable finance ecosystem for regulators at both public financing and market mechanism including energy transition financing, sustainability disclosure, innovative financing instruments, and sustainable finance taxonomies.

Early Planning for a Just Transition is Crucial for Asian Policymakers and Investors

24 September 2025

New analysis from AIGCC urges early, place-based planning that integrates climate adaptation and mitigation measures to attract stable, long-term private capital. Policy baseline study explores how place-based just transitions are unfolding in four key Asian markets: Japan, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
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