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 Joy Wang, Senior Associate Lin Kang, Manager, Policy and Stakeholder Initiatives Tianjiao Hu, Manager, Investor Engagement Chaitra Nayak, Program Manager, Just Transition Jeffrey Tong, 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. Read more… Roundtables Bringing together investors, policy-makers and regulators. Submissions Providing the investor perspective on policies that are currently in development. View all submissions 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. Find out more 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. Background Briefing: The Economic Cost to Japan of Delayed Transition to Net Zero Based on data released by the NGFS December 2024. Download 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 Download 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: Outline a consistent, national view of physical climate risk Ensure corporate disclosure on physical risks Engagement with the private sector and financial institutions Inclusion of action-oriented points on implementation and financing strategies Policy Brief for COP29 November 2024 Download 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. 651 Institutional investors $34 T USD AUM COP29 Joint statement submission Latest Policy & Advocacy News, Resources, and Events. Background Briefing: The Economic Cost to Japan of Delayed Transition to Net Zero Based on data released by the NGFS – a global group of 141 central banks and financial regulators Policy Briefings | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | December 2024 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).Read the Briefing Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working GroupPolicy & Advocacy Climate Damage and Physical Impacts Likely to Wipe Out USD 9.2 trillion from Japan’s Economy if Current Global Policy Trajectories Continue 17 December 2024 Japan's GDP would suffer significant economic decline under current global climate targets, according to new scenarios released by a network of 141 central banks and financial regulators. Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working GroupPolicy & Advocacy 気候変動による被害と物理的影響が、 現在の世界的な政策軌道を維持した場合、 日本の経済から9.2兆米ドルを消失させる可能性 17 December 2024 141の中央銀行および金融監督機関のネットワークが発表した新たなシナリオによると、現在の世界の気候変動目標の下では、日本のGDPは大幅な経済減退に見舞われることになると予測されている。 Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working GroupPolicy & Advocacy Post-COP29: Need for Accelerated Climate Transition is More Crucial Than Ever 3 December 2024 AIGCC's summary of the key developments in the 2024 conference of parties to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Just TransitionNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePolicy & Advocacy AIGCC Policy Updates – November 2024 Policy Briefings | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | November 2024 AIGCC rounds up key policy highlights in the region for Q4 2024.Download ChinaHong KongIndiaJapanMalaysiaPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeTaiwan