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Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Clean energy costs are predicted to decline over coming decades as renewable power dominates the energy mix with increasing investments and decarbonisation driven by electric vehicles. McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2023 predicts that renewables ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and we are pleased to be working with them to fund local initiatives that will help drive positive and sustainable environmental, social and economic outcomes for rural Australia." IGCC managing director of policy Erwin Jackson said that institutional ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... been a valuable resource to aide in conducting LCAs within agriculture supply chains and for inquiries related to environmental metrics by data providers. "This is a really important program and one that AgriFutures is pleased to support to drive impact ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... operations." Cockayne also pointed to modern slavery risks in renewable energy, which complicates boards' efforts to manage environmental risks. "There's now clear evidence that renewable energy value chains are highly exposed to modern slavery risks ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... through upgrades to hospitals, infrastructure, schools and daycare centres, while effectively mitigating negative environmental impacts arising from decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure and developing new infrastructure. "Until we do place-based ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... reduction will be required to maintain productivity and fiscal sustainability as well as achieve better social and environmental outcomes. Effective investments in resilience will also reduce costs to the economy in the long run." Investors are taking ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... "By partnering with our customers we've implemented new technologies that help with our data collection to reduce environmental impact," he said. "Guided by our sustainability strategy, every decision we make has the reduction of net zero emissions in ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Australasia lead Gaurav Ahuja. "The creation of credible, green, and sustainable projects is what's needed to meet both environmental and investor requirements and I'm pleased that Arup can now play a bigger role across Asia Pacific to help accelerate ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... launched a new target to fund and facilitate at least $A100 billion by the end of 2030 towards improving social and environmental outcomes through customer activities and direct investments by ANZ. "This is a landmark SLL for the PBSA sector, which helps ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... South Wales by Narrabri Coal Operations (a subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal) and MACH Energy. EcoCeQ, represented by Environmental Justice Australia (EJA), argued the minister acted unlawfully when she refused to accept the climate harm caused by the two ...