Impact Report August, 2016 | Page 7

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SUBMISSIONS
Presentations to state and federal government agencies and industry groups , including Business Council of Australia , ARENA , Clean Energy Council , Energy Efficiency Council , Solar Council , Sustainability Victoria and the Investor Group on Climate Change
TO GOVERNMENT
APRIL 2015 Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet respond to “ Setting Australia ’ s post 2020 target for greenhouse gas emissions ”
NOVEMBER 2015 We submit “ Reducing Australia ’ s greenhouse gas emissions / Achieving a low carbon future ” to the Prime Minister
ROUND TABLES
In May 2015 we hosted a philanthropy roundtable with guest speaker Christiana Figueres , Secretary of the UNFCCC to discuss the critical role of philanthropy in addressing climate change . It was one of a series of events we ’ ve hosted for foundations and potential funders - all of which resulted in $ 3.5 million added funding to ClimateWorks over 4 years - including a $ 3 million grant from The Ian Potter Foundation
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