Submission to 2025 Climate Change Authority Issues Paper
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has lodged its submission to the Climate Change Authority’s 2025 Issues Paper.
ASFI notes the wide-ranging nature of the Issues Paper and provides comment on several areas that require ongoing work to ensure Australia’s suite of policies adequately supports capital allocation towards decarbonisation and resilience.
Our submission highlights the following priorities:
The relationship between climate change and productivity: Strong action to address climate change is essential to future productivity growth and prosperity, and avoid significant climate-related damage to the economy.
Unlocking investment in climate mitigation: Clear, ambitious and consistent policy signals are crucial to provide confidence to financial institutions, enabling finance to flow towards low-emissions economic activity.
Unlocking investment in adaptation: Government should create a clear framework for building resilience in the community as climate change impacts continue to become more frequent and severe
By advancing these priorities, Australia can align finance and policy to support decarbonisation, resilience, and long-term economic prosperity.
The full submission is available for download below.