The third in our series discussing the guidance produced by the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, we examine the pillar of risk management and the issues we see for businesses working to understand, manage and disclose their climate risks. The size and scale of the challenge can be daunting but, as raised and discussed, “Organisations can’t stand still while the world changes around them. Leaders need to understand that you can take decisions today that will help steer you on a pathway and enable short-term risks to be managed.”If you have time please follow the link to John Evans 'Climate Risk Barriers' survey. It should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.Featuring: Sally Cook, Head of Strategy, Energetics and John Evans, director of JE Advisory and former Head of Enterprise Risk Advisory, Commonwealth Bank AustraliaOur host: Joel Hextall, Regional Manager – Western Australia, EnergeticsNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

There's no doubt that electricity markets across Australia are in the midst of a profound transformation with aging coal and gas fire generation leaving the market, and being replaced by large scale solar and wind capacity. The pace and scale of this change has and will continue to be rapid with various ambitious state targets further accelerating the transition. In our latest podcast, Energetics’ energy market experts Mark Asbjerg, Anita Stadler and Gilles Walgenwitz discuss the implications of this surging renewable energy capacity. Are we going to have too much? How can generators continue to make a return on their investment in such a market? And what is the value of storage moving forwards?Featuring: Anita Stadler, Head of Renewable Energy Investments and Gilles Walgenwitz, General Manager - Energy and Carbon MarketsOur host: Mark Asbjerg, Principal ConsultantNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

The IPCC’s AR6 is a comprehensive analysis of the physical science associated with climate change. In the second in Energetics’ series on AR6, we explore what the findings mean in physical terms for Australia and the potential impacts for our businesses and communities. Energetics’ climate strategists Robyn Ashton and Anna Kuiper are joined by Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick who is an expert in heat waves and their effects. Featuring: Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW Canberra and chief investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and Anna Kuiper, ConsultantOur host: Aidan Ashton, Head of DecarbonisationNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

On Monday 9 August, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report, with a press release describing climate change as “widespread, rapid, and intensifying”. Professor Andy Pitman, a lead author on the IPCC’s third and fourth assessment reports, discusses the challenges facing Australia and the issues for business. He is joined by Energetics’ Sally Cook who works with boards and executives to understand and manage their climate risks. Featuring: Professor Andy Pitman, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW and Sally Cook, Head of StrategyOur host: Dr Peter Hot, General Manager - StrategyNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

Episode 19: The four pillars of the TCFD: strategyContinuing our series on the guidance produced by the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), this episode focuses on strategy, the second of the four TCFD pillars. Energetics’ Ghislaine Platell whose climate risk strategy work includes the landmark disclosure by the CBA as seen in their 2019 annual report, hosts the discussion. She is joined by Olivia Kember, Principal Consultant and lead author of Full Disclosure: Improving Corporate Reporting on Climate Risk, and Robyn Ashton, Senior Consultant, built environment expert and climate risk strategist. With experience advising some of Australia’s largest businesses, they explore what constitutes excellence in climate strategy.Featuring: Olivia Kember, Principal Consultant and Aidan Ashton, Head of DecarbonisationOur host: Dr Ghislaine Platell, Senior ConsultantNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

Our guest for this podcast is Jarrod Leak, CEO of the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP). Jarrod joins Energetics’ Roger Horwood, arguably one of Australia’s most experienced energy strategists who has consulted across all sectors of the economy. At a time when energy markets are changing and business commitments to decarbonise are growing, Jarrod and Roger discuss developments in energy technologies that support electrification, demand management, bio energy sources and, increasingly, hydrogen and decentralised manufacturing.Featuring: Jarrod Leak, CEO, A2EP and Roger Horwood, Associate, EnergeticsNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

For Energetics’ first podcast of the year, we begin with a focus on the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In this episode we discuss governance, the first of the four TCFD pillars. Energetics’ Sally Cook who leads our TCFD advisory services is joined in conversation by Principal Consultant and lead on the IGCC report Full Disclosure: Improving Corporate Reporting on Climate Risk, Olivia Kember, and governance expert, Susan Staples. Together they consider the elements of governance – oversight, foresight and insight.Featuring: Olivia Kember, Principal Consultant, Energetics and Susan Staples, governance and climate risk specialistOur host: Sally Cook, Principal Consultant, EnergeticsNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

Australia has extraordinary renewable energy resources. Parts of Australia are already experiencing some of the highest levels of wind and solar generation in the world, including one of the highest levels of small (residential) distributed solar photovoltaic systems. In recognition of the opportunity they present and the need to carefully manage the penetration of renewable resources into the National Electricity Market (NEM), the Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO) conducted the Renewable Integration Study (RIS). Released in April 2020, the RIS is the first stage of a multi-year plan to support a secure NEM into the future. In this podcast, we speak with one of the study’s authors, AEMO’s Chris Davies, who discusses the features, the feedback received to date, the evolution of the market and the critical next steps.  Featuring: Chris Davies, Manager of Future Energy Systems, AEMO and Gilles Walgenwitz, General Manager, Energy and Carbon Markets, EnergeticsOut host: Anita Stadler, Associate, EnergeticsNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

In a year in which we’ve heard the word ‘unprecedented’ used many times, risk management is front and centre for organisations; particularly how they identify and prepare for large scale, high impact, business disruptions. The reality of our changing climate – and what we are doing about it – was highlighted with the devastating bushfires in Australia and the US. But while climate risk issues have been vigorously discussed in the past, they have not perhaps always been robustly addressed. There have been many initiatives aimed at increasing the awareness of climate risk, the assessment of the impacts of climate risk, and improving market disclosures in relation to exposure to climate risk, including the TCFD. So what, if anything, has changed - or is changing - in how we manage (and disclose) climate risk and build resilience?Featuring: Nigel Brook, Partner, Clyde&Co and Dr Mary Stewart, CEO, EnergeticsOut host: Susan Staples, Associate, EnergeticsNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.

More and more businesses are pursuing emissions reductions. In this podcast we demystify the process of target setting. Energetics’ experts, Sonya Samson and Matthew Sprague discuss what they have seen when supporting clients to determine the type of target and the framework to be used, the need to align to business strategy, the importance of transparency and the use of offsets. The conversation is guided by Energetics' strategy and policy services lead, Sally Cook.Featuring:  Matt Sprague, Senior Manager and Sonya Samson, Senior ConsultantOut host: Sally Cook, Principal ConsultantNote: The information and commentary in this podcast is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular individual or business. Listeners should not rely upon the content in this podcast without first seeking advice from a professional.