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L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... four. In November the personal care company announced a new partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF) to fund the Reef Restoration and Adaption Program (RRAP) through the €50 million Fund for Nature Regeneration, planting 2 million ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to finance, $8.9 billion to livelihoods, $6.8 billion to energy, $1.7 billion to inclusion, $3.5 billion to Green Climate Fund, $792 million to Loss and Damage Fund, $134 million Adaptation Fund, $129 million Least Developed Countries Fund, and $31million ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Global public and private funding directly damages nature reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared ...

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
... they're talking about Rewiring the Nation as being up for eligibility, they're also referencing Household Energy Upgrade Fund, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation within the framework. You start drilling down on the high level detail and you ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... commitments to reduce emissions including methane, non-CO2 gasses and coal. COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund The first day of COP28 culminated in a landmark deal to help the most vulnerable emerging economies pay for the impacts of climate ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published two methodology papers towards the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy. To achieve Australia's goals for renewables deployment, there is a growing pipeline of public ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Nature Market Repair Bill has passed the Senate, setting the stage for a voluntary national market to deliver improved biodiversity outcomes in Australia. The bill was passed after the Albanese government struck an agreement with Greens that saw ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has joined 40 other countries to end international public investment in fossil fuels, as the first week of COP28 saw new agreements regarding financing net zero as well as a focus on the role of Indigenous Peoples in climate stewardship. The ...