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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy Political editor

Australian super fund puts billions into backing Britain’s energy transition

The sun rising over the sea and an offshore windfarm off the south coast of England
Australia’s IFM Investors fund is expanding its portfolio supporting the UK’s energy transition. Photograph: Geoff Smith/Alamy

The behemoth Australian fund IFM Investors will sink £10bn (A$19bn) into infrastructure and energy transition projects in Britain by 2027 as part of a new memorandum of understanding with the Sunak government.

The decision by IFM – which is owned by 17 Australian industry super funds – comes as a coalition of business and environmental groups calls on the Albanese government to supercharge tax and other financial incentives to ensure Australia can attract sufficient capital to drive the domestic transition to net zero emissions.

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