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Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... needed for pathways towards net zero. It identifies emissions reduction opportunities in the electricity, transport, building, waste, and agriculture sectors. Importantly, the plan outlines steps for decarbonisation of mining in the Pilbara through common-use ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... as an asset manager, we have the distinct privilege of helping to meet society's needs by responsibly delivering and building resilient infrastructure," Israel said. "The significant investment in infrastructure we see coming is being driven by the key ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... about Gilbert's research and why learning from Indigenous people's 60,000-plus year knowledge base is key to building thriving agriculture and natural capital markets in Australia. At the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute annual ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian government has announced it will rejoin the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 million, and allocate $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Canberra has released the framework for how it will identify, manage, issue and report on sovereign green bonds. The government's green bond program will select assets based on one or more of the government's three green goals - climate change ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... meaningful action on climate change. "Signing up to the CETP demonstrates Australia's ambitions to play an active role in building a net zero economy, while aligning our international investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Environmental groups ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... planning, more effective finance flows to regions most impacted by climate change, and education, skills and capacity building to support individual engagement in transitions. The commitments will be reviewed at COP31. Australia is making a bid to host ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... will apply to properties built or procured for the Commonwealth from mid-2025, and this will inform decisions regarding building or leasing properties to support government operations," the spokesperson said. The government is also developing an Environmentally ...

Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reacting and responding to intergenerational wealth transfers, it should be about inviting conversations and proactively building that into the growth."

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... question of how to secure a Just Transition is expected to be a focal point of discussion throughout the negotiations, building on a dedicated multilateral informal consultation held in April this year. That consultation emphasised the importance of ...