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First renewable energy zone to start works

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... system to support and speed up the NSW government's assessment of renewable energy projects and meet our 2050 goal of net zero emissions."

ISO to launch first net zero standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will develop its first international net zero standard to launch at COP30 in November 2025 in Brazil. The standard will be an expansion of the ISO Net Zero Guidelines launched at COP27. It aims ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the IGCC spokesperson said. However, progress remains slow, with companies on average only 40% aligned to the CA100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark Disclosure Framework. "The necessary business transition to a low-carbon future is already producing enormous ...

Clean energy trends are "unstoppable"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... yet. Direct investments in the sector, supplemented by fossil fuel energy sources to ensure grid stability during the net zero transition, is turbocharging growth. The research comes out of Nuveen, the investment manager of US financial retirement services ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... placed to set the standard here." Australia's super system should follow the EU's index alignment with 1.5°C and net zero by 2050, the Climate Transition Benchmarks (CTB) and Paris-Aligned Benchmarks (PAB), he says. There is "great enthusiasm" ...

Climate Change Authority appoints new chair

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... his exit, King will deliver the CCA's advice on sectoral decarbonisation pathways to support Australia's transition to net zero. Minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen said King "has seen the authority restored to its proper role in supporting ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Investor groups welcome the Australian Government's plan to mobilise private capital to the net zero transition, modernise financial markets and maximise the economic opportunity of sustainability. The Sustainable Finance Roadmap aims to supercharge ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Michael Hanna, head of infrastructure Australia at IFM Investors, said the deals align with the firm's target of net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. Hanna added that the agreement will help sure up returns for members while reducing risk. "Generating ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... adding that Australia needs an additional $225 billion of investment by 2050 to transition the energy system and realise net zero opportunities. He said the "financial services industry will play a central role," particularly in how private capital is ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability-linked loan principles. It is tied to a Scope 1 (direct) and 2 (indirect) emissions reduction target of net zero by 2035, and a Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions reduction target of net zero by 2045. It is also linked to a target of reducing ...