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COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
An eleventh-hour agreement on carbon markets was the major outcome of the world's largest climate conference which spiraled into an ineffective platform for international negotiation. After a decade of negotiations, parties agreed on Article 6 ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Carbon emissions from listed equities may have reached a turning point, according to new findings made using advanced artificial intelligence to fill disclosure gaps. Financed emissions data and climate risk analyst Emmi looked at 45,000 public companies ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the President of the host nation said in a speech that oil and gas is a "gift from god", and lobbyists of controversial carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology outnumber core national delegations, the Guardian and BBC reported. Negotiators are struggling ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... overshadowed by more visible industries like energy and transportation." By investing in production efficiency, energy efficiency, carbon sequestration in croplands and grasslands, and reducing livestock-based protein through dietary shifts, would reduce ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Defying the global increase of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel, Australia has slashed its emissions year-on-year, a trend likely to continue. A research report 'The Global Carbon Budget' released this week in time for COP29 found the ...

Podcast: Environmental impact of artificial intelligence with Prabhakar Srinivasan

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... workplaces and even in our homes. However, the datacentres used in AI churns through energy and leaving behind a hefty carbon footprint, especially when we consider scope 3 emissions. Today, we're thrilled to welcome Prabakar Shrinivasan, Director ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... transition. "At the end of 2021, we undertook a process which took, conservatively, about a year, where we measured the carbon footprint of about 80% of our portfolio... and I can tell you that, combined with scenario analysis, it took about a year," ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... stewardship lead (acting) at Australian Ethical Investment said the fund will continue investing across asset classes in carbon-abating technologies, like clean energy generation and storage, transition minerals, electric vehicles, and turbines and solar ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... policy and regulatory settings will boost investor confidence. And whether it's nature, greenwashing, sector pathways or carbon markets, the mood at the conference was that government action is essential to ensure that guardrails are strong to prevent ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... in court that could set the precedent in years to come. In 2021, a court in Hague demanded oil giant Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% across its whole portfolio by 2030. That's gone on appeal and the decision will be delivered next wee ...