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Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... comparable disclosures, and critical to achieving this is a proportionate and appropriate approach to liability." Climate Council head of advocacy Dr Jennifer Rayner said: "We are now broadly on track for 43 percent emissions reduction by 2030... This ...

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... billion in energy savings between now and 2050 while avoiding 199mt of CO2 emissions, according to a report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia. The industry bodies have recently published Every Building Counts ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... negotiations further strengthened the international policy architecture and provided a stronger direction of travel for business and investors. This included the establishment of an end-to-end integrity framework that will create uniform standards in ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... big market. The more we can encourage hard-to-abate sectors to giddyap on emissions abatement, the better." The Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) noted that the strategy "sets a benchmark. "The focused approach on transitioning ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Stephanie Bashir, CEO of Nexa Advisory said the announcement is "a pragmatic and cost-effective solution for households, business and the government" and that the economic model means that negative impacts cause by passing on cost windfalls to consumers ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... biggest impact - gender equality, climate action, living wage, water resilience and finance and investment." The Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) reinforces UNGCNA's views. "At BCSDA, we view sustainable finance as far more ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Approximately 100 organisations ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... recent dismissal of a Federal Court challenge to two coal mine developments. In the "living wonders" case, the Environment Council of Central Queensland, represented by Environmental Justice Australia (EJA), argued the Minister for the Environment and ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... The Tube in Germany, is targeting the first-ever Gold demolition certification from the DGNB German Sustainable Building Council, a low impact method of demolition that has recycled approximately 70,000 tonnes of building materials on-site, saving up ...

ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... operational rigour. "Phillipa joins us as we transition our culture from that of an innovative start up to a scaling business with a significant capital program," said ZEN CEO Anthony Garnaut. "ZEN's past five years' business performance has ...
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