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Australia, US establish $13bn critical minerals partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... and wind turbines from Chinese rare earth supply. "The Australian government has not adequately planned for the environmental, social and cultural impacts of bringing home production of rare-earth minerals. Significant here is managing radioactive waste ...

NZSF quantifies impact investments for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... NZSF defines impact investments as: "Investments made with the intent to deliver measurable positive social and/or environmental impacts, and the fund's required financial return." The fund uses its Impact Investment Framework to qualify, analyse, measure ...

A new leader emerges in global energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
As China continues to flourish in renewable energy innovation, the nation may well take pole position amid the transition. Addressing the IGCC Summit 2025 in Sydney on Friday morning, Generation Investment Management founding partner and chair Al Gore ...

Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Funds SA chair Guy Debelle has told the IGCC Summit 2025 that numerous governments not going ahead with a carbon tax was a "missed opportunity". "The carbon tax wouldn't have been a bad thing to have done, but we lost a few Prime Ministers on the ...

Matt Kean calls for greater private investment in transition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... they should put money on the table to incentivise the states and territories to do planning reform. "There is an environmental imperative to get this done, and now the economic tailwinds are very clear. The cheapest way to deliver energy today is not ...

NAB delivers over $2bn in green finance lending

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... in 2025. The finance option forms a key part of NAB's broader climate strategy, which includes the $80 billion of environmental financing between FY24 and FY30, while supporting the nation's transition to a low-carbon economy. It also supports the heightened ...

Fiducian sued for greenwashing in ESG fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund. ASIC is alleging Fiducian failed to act with care and diligence as the responsible entity ...

Climate finance groups call for stronger regulations

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... fuels. Significant players among the 50 are Market Forces, Sierra Club US, World Wildlife Fund, Share Action UK, Environmental Defence Canada, Finance Watch, and Reclaim Finance. Marking 10 years since former Bank of England governor Mark Carney's landmark ...

Net Zero Australia reiterates role of carbon capture in transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Net Zero Australia has reiterated the role of natural gas and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) to achieve Australia's net zero ambitions. The report highlighted that CCUS has an important role to play in all net zero scenarios and both ...

Heat-related illness to 'overwhelm' Australian healthcare

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
A new report highlights how extreme climate change conditions, especially heightened temperatures, could inflict serious pain on Australia's healthcare system. The Australia's Climate Risk Assessment Signals Severe Health System Strain By 2050 report ...