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Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... announced Net Zero Authority the Government can foster thriving regions and ensure Australia remains competitive in the global economy," Jackson said. Community and union alliance Hunter Jobs Alliance coordinator Justin Page said the announcement has ...

COP28 Unveiled: Assessing Global Climate Progress and the Road Ahead

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Nations climate change conference, COP28, is in many ways an important milestone, as it will respond to the first so-called global stocktake - the most comprehensive assessment of the world's collective progress towards the 2015 Paris Agreement goals. ...

Greenwashing a serious threat to financial markets: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... markets; and good outcomes for consumers, investors, and business." "Sustainable finance is a transformational issue for global markets, Longo said. "As I've said before, it's driving the biggest changes to financial reporting and disclosure standards ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... aggregate return. "We are pleased to have completed Evergreen Infrastructure's first close," said Anne Valentine Andrews, global head of infrastructure and real estate at BlackRock. "In today's evolving energy landscape, companies are looking for capital ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance strategy is an opportunity to tie action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to action on climate. UN Global Compact Network Australia chair Fiona Reynolds called the recently released strategy a "welcome step" and said that ...

Only one sector set to meet emissions reduction targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The global push for emissions reduction is failing across most sectors, with all but two increasing emissions and widening gaps to targets. Steel has emerged as the most successful performer, with emissions reduced at more than the rate needed to achieve ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Despite widespread corporate commitments to net zero, a significant proportion of global companies engage in lobbying that contradicts their stated environmental goals. While almost all US companies target net zero, most are weakly aligned to their ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... acceleration in the deployment of new renewable generation. Macquarie Asset Management's specialist Green Investments team is a global leader in decarbonisation solutions, and we are excited to expand this work through Aula Energy. "The Aula Energy team's ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
A range of new tools have been released from organisations including Moody's Investors Service, ISS STOXX, Global Impact Investing Network, UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment, Bloomberg and Riskthinking.AI. Moody's releases framework ...

Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... companies and investors shift financial inflows towards nature-positive outcomes in line with the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. "Applying the TNFD framework will ask company directors to be thinking about both those things ...