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Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The smart money on climate investment is in battery storage, predicts a panel of experts at the IGCC summit. The battery storage industry is developing in leaps and bounds: Companies are trialling new engineering reconfigurations to extract different ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Matt Kean urges investors to heed sector decarbonisation plans as the nation waits for Canberra to announce its 2035 emissions reduction target. The date of release for the government's 2035 target has yet to be announced and could be delayed until ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Alongside Matt Kean, experts from First Sentier, Australian Ethical, and QIC were named as leaders in climate investment, corporate engagement and policy. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) announced the winners of the Climate Leaders' ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The US election loomed large over the first day of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit 2024. Trump's vows to repeal the IRA and environmental protection laws, exit the Paris Agreement, and increase spending on oil. This signifies ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Climate litigation is on the rise, with incoming legislation and a Trump-led US government amping up the risks in the next four years - and new types of lawsuits are emerging. Speaking at the IGCC summit this week in Melbourne, academic expert Jaqueline ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Clean energy investors are confident that Trump's threat to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and "Drill, baby, drill!" puts Australia in pole position to become a regional green superpower. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) kicked ...

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the final round of public consultation on a set of definitions to create a common language in investing and prevent greenwashing. The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will be a ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Former S&P top executive Richard Mattison has joined the ratings provider MSCI as its new head of ESG and climate. Based in London, Mattison will lead the relevant product development and business strategy, working closely with chairman and CEO Henry ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Nearly all of a major UN-convened asset owner group have now set Paris-aligned carbon targets covering US$9.5 trillion of assets under management, the latest data reveals. 81 out of 88 members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) have set targets ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit on November 7-8, experts discuss how investors can integrate nature risks into climate strategies. With stronger nature protection laws currently before parliament, it is emerging as a key ...