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Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... they're built, and they tend to be there for a long time." To that end, the third recommendation is that the federal government should establish an Industrial Transformation Future Fund to support low- and zero-emissions industrial asset replacements ...

Carbon capture and storage questioned after Chevron result

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Barrow Island, where it remains trapped. CCS is seen as a key piece in the "technology not taxes" approach the federal government has taken to managing climate change. I n the May budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg affirmed a series of allocations under ...

Activist group files climate resolution to AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... while the carbon intensity of AGL's operated assets has declined by 2%. "AGL claims that it is hamstrung by the Federal Government, which is a disastrous situation for shareholders," Gocher said. "Yet three of the directors that have overseen this debacle ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... for mandatory TCFD-aligned disclosure in Australia, outlining how Australia's financial regulators and the federal government can act to make climate risk disclosure clear and consistent across companies, investors, banks and insurers. The groups note ...

New fossil fuel exploration acreage released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference was timed with an announcement from the federal government that new offshore petroleum exploration acreage has been released. The areas off the coasts of Western Australia, Victoria ...

DON Smallgoods site to house bioenergy plant development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Michael Lewin. "To date, the planned facility has received backing from the Victorian State Government and Federal Government, as well as Mt Alexander Shire Council, Coliban Water, DON Smallgoods and the McKinnon Family Foundation. In total, required ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... in its value chain, such as use by customers. Meanwhile, eight high school students have prevailed over the federal government in a lawsuit against Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley. The students brought the class action against Minister Ley in ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia report, Never Again, found missteps by Rio Tinto, the Australian federal government, the Western Australian government, the PKKP's legal representatives and were let down by native title law. Rio Tinto ...

Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... renewables, storage, and gas provide the NEM's electricity. Under the 70% and 90% renewable energy scenario, the federal government needs to recommit to an interconnected NEM to assure reliable, low-emissions electricity at lowest cost, with battery ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change in language that he's hoping won't scare the backbench." Wood said there will be pressure on the federal government due to a variety of forces, including the majority of Australia's allies and trading partners committing to net zero targets ...