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COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... drastically cut their emissions and provide climate finance to frontline communities so they can adapt to the impacts of climate change, and be compensated for losses and damages they've incurred as a result. "We urge the Labor Government to shape ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... government's green bond program will select assets based on one or more of the government's three green goals - climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and improved environmental outcomes. Potential eligible projects have been defined ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... day of COP28 culminated in a landmark deal to help the most vulnerable emerging economies pay for the impacts of climate change. Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28 The shape and scope of a global fund on loss and damage, the integration ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the pledge. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong stated that the commitment was in recognition that climate change represents "the greatest threat" to the Pacific region. "Dealing with this threat means making smarter, more targeted investments ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... data to support decision making in transition planning, more effective finance flows to regions most impacted by climate change, and education, skills and capacity building to support individual engagement in transitions. The commitments will be reviewed ...

New advisory body for nature investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... established a new advisory body to align private finance and investment with nature positive outcomes. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water this week announced the establishment of the Nature Finance Council to increase ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Race to Zero. Meanwhile, the UK is considering making transition disclosure mandatory for larger British companies and has ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... day of COP28 culminated in a landmark deal to help the most vulnerable emerging economies pay for the impacts of climate change. The initial funding is close to US$429m. Host nation the United Arab Emirates and Germany both pledged US$100 million. EU ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... forming in voluntary markets." Patricia Espinosa, former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change commented that while VCMs should be used in addition to internal decarbonisation methods, the voluntary carbon market enables ...

UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... introduced physical risk indicators that cover all climate scenarios endorsed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The new tool provides Bloomberg users with a new to assess exposure to climate vulnerabilities including floods, fires ...