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Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... project seeks to explore new ideas for the industry, "something robust and workable," and take that information to government. He's taken up the part-time role because he enjoys a challenge, and "The biggest challenge facing superannuation is climate. ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... to target waste from lithium batteries, tyres, and packaging, invasive species control, and no new extinctions. The government also agreed to include Other Effective land-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the proposed Nature Repair Market. Plibersek ...

Climate Change Authority appoints new chair

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... years at the independent statutory body. Under King's leadership, the CCA established an annual review of progress to government, as well as led legislative reviews of the Carbon Credits Act and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme. Ahead ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... philanthropists could help reduce global emissions by up to 7% by concentrating their efforts on iron ore production. The government estimates that the downstream emissions from iron exports alone sit at 1500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Investor groups welcome the Australian Government's plan to mobilise private capital to the net zero transition, modernise financial markets and maximise the economic opportunity of sustainability. The Sustainable Finance Roadmap aims to supercharge ...

IFM and QIC scoop major assets in energy deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Port of Melbourne, PRP Diagnostic Imaging, Lochard Energy, Nexus Hospital, and Healius Limited. IFM and Queensland government-owned QIC will sign the assets on to renewable PPAs to provide over 500 gigawatt hours of energy, equivalent to approximately ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... tax cuts, energy bill relief, cheaper medicines and help with rent and student debt," he said. Chalmers said if the government could have anything it would be "more normal levels of inflation" first and foremost. He added that the thing keeping him up ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... training modules include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in everyday life, impacts of historical events, government legislation and policy, working and communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, clients and colleagues ...

Big win for Great Artesian Basin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... economy." The ban also extends to enhanced oil or petroleum recovery activities that use a greenhouse gas stream, the government said. "I've listened to Queenslanders and I am making sure our government is doing what matters for the natural phenomenon ...

Pollination targets climate tech start-ups

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Pollination has launched a new $150 million fund for clean energy and technology start-ups with the Queensland government as a cornerstone investor. QIC-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) committed to invest an undisclosed sum ...