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 (Formerly) Lin Kang, Manager, Policy and Stakeholder Initiatives Tianjiao Hu, Manager, Investor Engagement (Formerly) 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. 投資家の気候変動移行の現状 2025 -日本 Report | 気候変動に関するアジア投資家グループ（AIGCC) | 2025年4⽉ 本レポートは、AIGCC の「アジアにおける投資家の気候変動移行の現状 2025 年報告 書」より、日本における主要な機関投資家の気候変動対策進捗の概要を抽出し、報告す るものです。日本版のレポートをダウンロード Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeClimate Solutions & TechDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyGovernance & DisclosureInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanJapan Working GroupNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationNet Zero Investment FrameworkPolicy & AdvocacyStewardship & Corporate Engagement 日本の投資家はアジアの中で最も気候変動対策が進展 30 April 2025 AIGCC（アジア投資家気候変動グループ）の最新の分析によると、日本の投資家は気候変動リスクと機会の管理において、アジアの他地域をリードする潜在的な能力を有していることが明らかになった。本分析は、合計1,846兆円（12.4兆米ドル）の運用資産額に相当する、35の有力な日本の機関投資家を対象に実施された。 Asia Investor Group on Climate ChangeClimate Solutions & TechDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyGovernance & DisclosureInvestor Practice & Capacity BuildingJapanJapan Working GroupNature, Biodiversity & DeforestationPolicy & AdvocacyStewardship & Corporate Engagement Japanese investors make the most climate progress amongst Asian investors 30 April 2025 Japan has the potential to be a global climate leader, according to AIGCC’s new analysis of 35 influential Japanese investors with 1,846 trillion JPY (US$12.4 trillion) in collective AUM. 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