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COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua cooperation included specific mentions on enhanced methane emission control and phase down of coal. "The US-China " Glasgow Declaration " is an emphatic rebuttal of the notion Glasgow will mark a departure from targets ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... "[N]atural gas, completely combusted, still releases the equivalent of around 50-60% of the CO2 emissions that come from coal," Hall notes. "This makes the long- term role of natural gas and ensuing methane emissions a key topic in our ongoing research ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... spots, so I need you to have a transition plan right now." Fidelity has also committed to phasing out exposure to the thermal coal sector in OECD countries by 2030 and by 2040 globally. This commitment is in line with the IEA's Net Zero 2050 recommendations ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Wayfinding - the process of finding one's route while navigating - can add new insights to purpose of ethical investment. Professor Chellie Spiller and Dr Rodger Spiller recently shared their insights into wayfinding and its alignment to ethical investment ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... in carbon emissions within the portfolio, a divestment from companies with more than 10% of revenue derived from thermal coal by 31 December 2021 - unless the company has a credible net-zero emissions by 2050 plan, and an increase in investments around ...

Tightening climate focus on world's biggest emitters: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... telecommunications retailing divisions and some cleaner generation assets, and Accel Energy, which will hold carbon-heavy coal and gas-fired power stations. Meanwhile, South32's board has announced it will support a separate ACCR's shareholder ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... across the agriculture sector by 23%. It is also one of the most difficult sectors in which to cut emissions. "If cows were coal mines, we'd simply be saying, stop it," Wood said. "But they're not coal mines - we're talking about our food and we all ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... the CEFC and Artesian. "For the first time in history, we had a moment last month where solar power in Australia overtook coal-fired electricity," Sheikh said. "Australia is one of the sunniest and windiest countries in the world, so the triangle of ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... scheme burned this summer, in Oregon - close to 100,000 acres has burned since early July. "If you don't dig up or extract coal/oil/gas, it stays in the ground forever. If you do dig it up and you offset it, there's no guarantee that a forest ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... announced it would restrict investments in any assets that derive material amounts (more than 20%) of revenue from thermal coal, while targeting zero coal exposure for its existing infrastructure portfolio by 2030. Last year, IFM committed to reducing ...