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WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... suggested that companies should pay an additional "green premium" - and select more expensive, but environmentally friendly technology. The First Movers Coalition, members of the private sector that aim to advance climate technologies through members' ...

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
A Perth mineral technology company has raised US$10 million in seed funding to harness clean energy to process iron ore reportedly without producing carbon dioxide emissions. The funds will be used on research and development, engineering, and project ...

ASX tapped to develop Aussie carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... develop and deliver a unit and certificate register. "Trovio Group brings a wealth of experience delivering advanced technology architecture," said CER executive general manager Mark Williamson. "Its proposal for the Unit & Certificate Register features ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... is to be expected given the complex risk environment we have seen in recent years, defined by rapid acceleration of technology - heightening risks relating to misinformation and cyber security - as well as significant geopolitical conflict and threats ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... larger role in ESG reporting. However, practitioners need to be aware of data safety, ethics, and compliance as the technology evolves and becomes more commonplace. Technologies like blockchain and AI will increasingly be deployed in managing supply ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... investment gap, but there are barriers to redirect capital to climate action. The text calls for scaling up financing for technology development. About US$4.3 trillion per year needs to be invested in clean energy up until 2030 to be able to reach net ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Finance Institute annual conference, Gilbert, who is also policy officer of Indigenous policy at the University of Technology Sydney Jumbunna Institute, expanded on how land management practices, also known as "caring for Country", preserve and benefit ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... inclusion in the taxonomy. It will then determine relevant performance for green and transition activities using objective technology and science-based technical screening criteria. Public consultation on draft criteria will commence in late March 2024 ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... changing climate and going into detail as to how you're managing these from a strategic, governance, operational, technology, and financial perspective. To be credible, transition plans need to have technical rigour and stand up to scrutiny, as well ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Al Jaber is the UAE Minister for Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate. He is also the president of state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Al Jaber ...