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Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... square meters much maintain a 5.5 star or greater tenancy NABERS Energy rating. By January 2028, 80% of purchased electricity must be from renewable sources where available, rising to 100% by January 2030. To achieve this target, the Department of Finance ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... could compete for land needed for food production and biodiversity habitat, and additionally place high demand on electricity networks. The CCA ACCU review argues that at some point engineered solutions must complement land-based methods, however the ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... capacity, like large-scale solar and wind farms. This would be a doubling of the renewable energy in Australia's electricity grid and is equivalent to more than 10 times the current total electricity generation capacity in the state of Tasmania. ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... He was previously at AusNet Services, an energy delivery business that owns and operates more than $11 billion of electricity and gas network assets. He commented that the new business has a "vision to be a leading green independent power producer in ...

Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... be more relevant to investors when the NGFS released its climate scenarios. The starting point in Australia was the electricity markets, where we could see how the transition to clean energy has been happening in a very messy way. There has been misalignment ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... data disclosures due in 2024. Buildings contribute 39% of global carbon emissions, account for 50% of Australia's electricity consumption, and, in their day-to-day operations, constitute 23% of total emissions. New mandatory emissions disclosures ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... emerge as a pivotal emissions solution for industrial sectors that manufacture the infrastructure of our societies and electricity generation," 1414 Degrees chair Kevin Moriarty stated. "With financial support from Woodside and the Australian Government ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... return. A recent report by the Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) found that decarbonising Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) is possible, but requires $421 billion in investment between now and 2050. The report identifies six areas for ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Victoria's State Electricity Commission (SEC) has been reintroduced in a move that is hoped to crowd in investment into renewables in the state. Victorian premier Jacinta Allan launched a new Strategic Plan 2023-2035 for the SEC, setting out priorities ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... solar energy developments all implicate Indigenous lands and communities across Canada, including 20% of Canada's electricity infrastructure. FNMPC now has 12 renewables projects with CAN$45 billion in capital expenditure for 34 First Nations, and ...