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Infrastructure

Australia’s infrastructure sector, including key economic, transport and social assets, accounts for a substantial portion of national greenhouse gas emissions.

The CEFC is investing across the sector to influence clean energy standards for social and economic infrastructure assets, as well as transport and electricity. Infrastructure assets are often long-lived and provide critical services for modern societies. These assets offer significant potential for emissions abatement. Improvements made to existing asset operations or efficiencies implemented at design and construction stages provide ongoing benefits.

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Infrastructure Net Zero

The CEFC is a founding member of the Infrastructure Net Zero initiative, working with Australia’s private sector and government agencies to co-ordinate and report on Australian infrastructure’s pathway to net zero. Infrastructure delivers critical services across our economy and underpins our energy, transport, water, waste, data and telecommunication systems.

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Getting the balance right: data centre growth and the energy transition

December 2025

The CEFC commissioned Baringa to develop a comprehensive view of the energy implications of Australia’s data centre pipeline to help guide decision-making for policymakers, investors and industry. Getting the balance right: data centre growth and the energy transition explores the opportunity and challenges of Australia’s data centre boom.

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Scaling together: a partnership playbook

In this Infrastructure Investor article, CEFC Infrastructure and Alternatives CIO Rory Lonergan and Patrick Mulholland from QIC provide insights into accelerating Australia’s transition to net zero emissions and striking the right balance between public and private sector investment.

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Defining net zero for Australian infrastructure

Infrastructure Net Zero and the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council have developed a report that defines net zero infrastructure and calls for a unified approach to enable meaningful progress towards net zero emissions.

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Investment giants collaborate for greener infrastructure

Our Green Files article explores how IFM Investors and QIC have recognised the power of working together to source renewable energy to power their largest infrastructure assets.

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Moorebank Logistics Park

Qube are setting new standards in sustainability in the construction and operations of the largest freight infrastructure project in Australia – the Moorebank Logistics Park.

Case study

QIC fund drives decarbonisation across energy and transport

The CEFC is supporting key infrastructure assets that enable decarbonisation and industries that are challenging to decarbonise. By targeting the infrastructure that underpins our energy and transport systems, we’re helping to accelerate the lowering of emissions across the broader Australian economy.
Julia Hinwood
Head of Infrastructure, CEFC

Flinders Port Holdings steers towards lower emissions operations

Stevedoring operations are traditionally difficult to abate and as both an owner and operator of multiple ports, FPH is in a unique position to catalyse change.
Ian Learmonth
CEO, CEFC

Pacific Equity Partners targets mid-market infrastructure decarbonisation

We see significant opportunities to invest in leading mid-market businesses that need support working through the energy transition and decarbonising their operations. Our investment focus remains on finding good businesses which will also benefit from moving towards a decarbonisation goal.
Andrew Charlier
Pacific Equity Partners

QIC aims for net zero emissions in infrastructure

Climate resilience and net zero pathways are key ESG pillars for QIC Global Infrastructure. This investment with the CEFC represents an important opportunity for us to further enhance how we actively manage the QGIF portfolio to integrate sustainability, drive resilience and enhance value of assets over the long term.
Ross Israel
Head of Global Infrastructure, QIC

Australian infrastructure platform targets emissions reductions

Our work with the CEFC will assist our assets to identify and achieve meaningful emissions reduction on a day to day basis, as well as improving operational performance and enhancing the services these businesses can provide.
Kieran Zubrinich
Macquarie Asset Management