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BlackRock backs world's largest direct air capture plant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... excited to partner with BlackRock on this transformative facility that will provide a solution to help the world reach net zero," said Vicki Hollub, president and CEO of Occidental. "This joint venture demonstrates that Direct Air Capture is becoming ...

Deutsche Bank finances Taiwan's largest offshore wind farm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... (more than 1 million households) annually. Taiwan has a goal to develop 5.7 GW of offshore windfarms by 2025 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Total project cost is estimated to be US$6.5 billion, of which approximately US$3.6 billion ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... with ANZ, NAB and Westpac as joint lead arrangers. Igneo's Climate Action 1, 2, 3! program supports the team's net zero target, outlining its short and medium-term expectations for portfolio companies. Last year, our pure play renewable energy ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Podcast: Going nuclear with Phillip Hudak

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... power a solution to the reliable, emissions-free power generation that our global economy requires to transition to a net zero world? Here to talk about how a new push for nuclear power generation might impact on investors, and the ESG considerations ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... industry, agriculture, transport, resources and the built environment - to map out an efficient and transformative path to net zero." Treasury has also proposed adjust the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test lookback period to 10 years to ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... generation/storage capacity needs to be invested over the next 7 to 10 years if Australia is serious about achieving our net zero target. The current level of investment is half of what we need to meet these objectives. Q: What are some of the challenges ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... create 59,000 jobs with the goal to get the state to 95% renewables by 2035. Victoria has an emissions reduction target of net zero emissions by 2045. The first investment by the SEC will be $1 billion towards building 4.5 gigawatts of new power through ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... statement that has been published by both parties acknowledges that climate change is a systemic risk, and that both the net zero transition and the climatic changes brought about by climate change will have fiscal impacts. The statement does not state ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... research. Employment trends are reflecting a growing interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and reporting on ESG metrics and diversity quotas. Only 7% of asset managers believe ESG factors do not drive investment ...