The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) today welcomed the release of the CEFC report and said the CEFC will increase the number of low carbon investment opportunities in Australia and attract new private investment to the sector.

The CEFC will help overcome the barriers to investment in renewable energy and low carbon technologies that have limited the flow of funds from private investors in these areas to date.

For IGCC members, CEFC will contribute to a more diverse and competitive investment environment in Australia in future, allowing the opportunity to invest in profitable, local, low-­‐carbon assets.

London / Boston / Sydney, 22 February 2012 – The 2012 Global Investor Survey on Climate Change has now been launched.

Now in its second year, the survey examines how institutional investors are responding to climate change risks in their portfolios by assessing investment strategies, policies, company engagement practices and importantly, investment decisions.

New in 2012 will be a comprehensive assessment of low-carbon investments. The survey will examine investment in carbon markets, energy and water infrastructure, energy efficient assets (including real estate assets) and technologies, sustainable agriculture / forestry and emission sequestration.