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Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... spokesperson said. "AGL supports the Commonwealth government's commitment to work towards a global agreement to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels. AGL is committed to demonstrating that its business activities are consistent ...

IGCC calls for emissions reductions targets with credible signal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... CEO. "Australia needs an emissions reduction target which puts us on a pathway to our current commitment to limit global warming to 2C and establishes Australia as a preferred destination for low-carbon investment. Shallow targets which delay effective ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... civilization on our current trajectory towards what the International Energy Agency calls a catastrophic 4-6oC global warming, the role of insurers is vital." See Also: Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Decarbonising the global economy and keeping global warming under 2C is possible, but requires international coordination from policy makers, business, investors and other stakeholders. Kate Levick, director of policy and regulation, CDP For businesses ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... processes. But there may be new urgency to the calls, influenced by the possibility of a global agreement to cap global warming and cut global emissions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, and also because activists are threatening ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... following months." Road to Paris Initiatives: Commit to science-based carbon emission reduction targets that limit global warming to below 2 o C Commit to having a strategy in place to procure 100% of electricity from renewable sources Commit to removing ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... decarbonising world, where other countries also act to reduce their emissions in line with what is needed to avoid global warming of more than two degrees, Australia can play its part while sustaining rapid economic growth," said Frank Jotzo, director ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... on their investment portfolios, but there is still a lack of understanding of the possible impacts of containing global warming to two degrees centigrade, or even more warming, Fabian said. "The most challenging issue is still the understanding of trustees ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... carbon" is a concept that only around one third of current proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed by 2050 if global warming is to be constrained to the 2-degree C goal. Unburnable carbon is a risk scenario for companies that are exposed to fossil ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... released Working Group 3 report, Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. The report finds that limiting global warming to C would cost only 0.06% of GDP per year to 2050. The IPCC estimates that total climate finance for mitigation and adaptation ...