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New gas projects at risk under strong climate action: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian gas projects may have weaker returns if countries and companies implement policies in accordance with 1.5°C, Paris-aligned climate scenarios, according to research by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). IGCC's new report, hanging ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters with the aim of those companies aligning their businesses with the aims of the Paris Agreement. Fourteen Australian companies are part of the focus list - Adbri, AGL Energy, BHP Billiton, BlueScope Steel, Boral ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation. This starts with a review of Australia's nationally determined contributions and ensuring it is in line with the Paris Agreement before COP27. Meeting the 2050 net-zero target can only be achieved if robust targets for 2030 are in place." ...

US SEC proposes rules for climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... comparable disclosure of risk and the emissions data to determine which companies are aligning their business activities with Paris targets and minimizing transition risks." US SIF, the US peak body for the sustainable investment industry, noted that ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and biodiversity conservation into TAFF2's plantation forestry portfolio. The impact activities are closely linked to the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. New Forests' objective is to demonstrate that asset management integrating ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... offset now." Mundy noted that there is still uncertainty on how countries will embed the commitments of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which deals with how countries use carbon credits from emissions reductions projects, which will impact on how carbon ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... treatment for green bonds, but we know that PIMCO is looking at treatment - if a bond is in a certain sector and it's Paris aligned, should there be a discount/concession? "We're working on a methodology on that; if it's going to do something ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... whether the purchaser of carbon credits is using it as part of a "credible strategy" in line with achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. New Forests manages $6 billion in assets across 1 million hectares (2.4 million acres) of investments. New Forests' ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global listed infrastructure companies will be key to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement, but net zero target announcements should be critically examined by investors, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. While many companies have outlined some variation ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and China issuing a joint announcement committing to "enhanced climate actions" through the 2020s in the context of the Paris Agreement. The announcement by U.S. special climate envoy John F. Kerry and Chinese special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua cooperation ...