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Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... decade, with 60 million more in the pipeline for the next seven. Yet 1% of the solar panels have been made in Australia. While China dominates 85% of the world's solar manufacturing, Bowen urged Australia to focus more on quality onshore manufacturing. ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... climate fund market, accounting for 84% of global assets. This is attributed to higher investor interest and regulation. China and the US rank second and third, with 8% and 6% market share, respectively. Australia grew by 13% in assets over the past ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... four geographic regions (World, North America, Western Europe and Asia), 12 countries/markets (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, (Hong Kong SAR), India, Japan, South Korea, the UK and the US) and 11 industries. It examined the correlation ...

New Asia-based carbon standards body promises quality carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and monitored throughout their lifecycles. The body has a global reach with international network with representatives in China, the Middle East and ASEAN countries. There has been increased scrutiny of late for carbon credits which reached US$2 billion ...

Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the decarb [decarbonisation] space. "As an example, Australia was an early leader in innovation in battery storage but now China has taken over as the global leader. This was a missed opportunity." Georgia King-Siem, KPMG enterprise partner and innovation ...

Asia ahead in Science Based Targets race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of companies on the NIKKEI index, Japan's stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, had set science-based targets. China saw the steepest growth curve with a 194% increase. By the end of 2022, companies representing more than a third of the global ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... up scrutiny, and that they plan on doing so. In fact, there was a comment from the governor of the People's Bank of China describing greenwashing as a moral hazard, and that its supervision must be strict." Mallett noted that in general, regulators ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and a large share of metallurgical grade silicon, key components in photovoltaic solar panels, are produced in Xinjiang, China - where the United Nations has identified evidence of state-sponsored forced labour. The production of key components of lithium-ion ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... what their human rights and modern slavery considerations were, particularly because we were sourcing the solar panels from China," Campbell said. "What ended up occurring was because they were two suppliers that were the finalists in that process, and ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... than US$12 trillion and engages with seven major regional energy companies. The group invest in utility companies including China Resources Power Holdings, CLP Holdings, Chubu Electric Power Co., Electric Power Development Co., Huaneng Power, PT Perusahaan ...