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Australia needs a gas transition plan, fast: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
As the use of gas across Australia declines, the Grattan Institute said the government needs a strong gas transition action plan to ensure the process is not costly, chaotic and inequitable. "Australia is at a critical juncture in energy policy. The ...

Institutional investors inject $166m into World Bank bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... components linked to the restoration of the native plant. Spekboom, a succulent plant native to South Africa, is prized for its drought resilience and high carbon sequestration. Major institutional investors include MetLife, BNP Paribas, Nuveen, Morgan ...

Companies up risk management to tackle physical risks: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... disproportionately affected by severe storms (76%), which can disrupt logistics networks. Agricultural firms face heightened risks from drought (33%) and wildfires (30%) that threaten productivity. Nearly all companies surveyed said they experience weather-related ...

ISS STOXX launches real asset climate solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... exposure to climate-exacerbated natural weather hazards such as floods, rising sea levels, wildfires, heatwaves, cyclones and drought. This data is based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios, which includes global coverage ...

Unchecked climate change to cost Australia trillions: Climate Council

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... deadly climate disasters. Already this year, Australians have faced destructive flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, drought in South Australia and Victoria, and devastating marine heatwaves across three states. "A weak climate target is not a ...

Financial materiality of nature-related risks now clear: TNFD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
A new paper from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) demonstrates the financial consequences of nature-related risks are already being felt by businesses and the global economy. The report, jointly authored by the University ...

Conservation initiatives ignore climate risks: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... recent policy documents that tended to do so. Just two policy documents considered extreme climate events, such as fire and drought. Overall, just 23% of policy documents underpinning voluntary private land conservation frameworks and 11% underpinning ...

Australia must address climate adaptation finance gap: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... surface water scarcity is the "most significant risk to the Euro area's economy" and under an extreme but plausible drought with a 25-year return period, nearly 15% of economic output would be at risk. "This is caused by a shortfall in water supplies ...

Sustainability in 2025

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Climate risks and geopolitics were both in the limelight, and often clashing, in 2024 as a myriad of questions were raised concerning the future of sustainability efforts. In 2025, there is likely to be much scrutiny around US President Donald Trump's ...

Richest 10% drive global warming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
New research that examined wealth-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that the world's richest people are fuelling two thirds of global warming. Authors Sarah Schöngart, Zebedee Nicholls and Roman Hoffmann et al quantified the link between wealth ...
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