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Australian investors to struggle to meet 2035 climate targets: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
A new report by BMI reveals a disparity between 2035 climate targets set by the Australian government, and existing policies for implementation. Following recommendations made by the Climate Change Authority (CCA), the federal government recently announced ...

Minderoo commits $9m to boost ocean impact investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... foundation will continue to drive reform, accountability, and urgent humanitarian action. Spearheaded by the Australian government, the declaration seeks to mobilise global political will to ensure aid workers can deliver support safely and without obstruction ...

New emissions target provides clarity for future sustainable investment

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Last week, the federal government published the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which set a new, ambitious emissions target and provided a clearer roadmap for investor decision making. Fulfilling calls for a more aggressive emissions target ...

New energy park to eliminate nearly 70k tonnes of CO2

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Pacific Green, the global battery energy storage company, has secured a planning permit from the Victorian government for its second grid-scale battery energy park in Portland, which can unlock over $6 billion of investment in renewable projects. The ...

Government hands down 2035 climate target

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... 2035, committing close to $10 billion to help make it happen. Issuing its emissions reduction target yesterday, the government said it is an ambitious but achievable target if implemented correctly by building on the lowest-cost actions over the next ...

Government to invest $1.1bn in low carbon liquid fuels

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The government will invest $1.1 billion in cleaner fuels, to build sustainable powering of heavy vehicles like trucks, cargo ships and planes. It plans to do this via private investment in Australian onshore production of liquid fuels through the new ...

Podcast: From engineering to climate policy

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Frankie Muskovic, the newly appointed executive director of policy at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Muskovic shares her unique journey from an engineering background ...

NCRA data shows monumental risks to financial sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... would be the most adversely impacted, losing the equivalent of 700,000 additional days of work every year by 2061. Government spending on disaster recovery would also skyrocket up to seven times higher by 2090, and property values are expected to suffer ...

'Unstoppable' energy transition to set stage for sustainable infra boom

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... contributor to the report, said investors favour the sector due to its stable and less cyclical characteristics, and the government usually supports it to address critical socioeconomic factors. "You are partnering with a high-quality counterparty under ...

CPA calls for stricter rules on sustainability claims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... processes." In a joint submission with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia has called on the government to follow examples from other countries undertaking sustainable financial product labelling reforms. CPA Australia pointed ...