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Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... as your imagination." Agriculture based methodologies currently represent 127 register4ed projects in the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), out of a total of 922 projects registered to the end of 2020, according to the Clean Energy Regulator. Vegetation ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
A range of investors have backed independent MP Zali Steggall draft climate change law in testimony to a parliamentary inquiry. A broad swathe of businesses, conservationist, scientist, health professionals and investors have broadly backed the proposed ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR has published Cutting Carbon : what the rush to divest fossil fuels means for emissions reduction and engagement, a report that examines the decarbonisation targets of superannuation funds to date, and how divestment impacts ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... that who pays is a political choice." By implementing a sectoral cap and CPM program, Australia could see emissions reduction of 390 Mt CO2-e-around 85% of Australia's total emissions in the year 2030. Based on the current spot price in the European ...

Deep Decarbonisation: Green Hydrogen, Net Zero, and the Future of the EU-ETS

MARK LEWIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... time. The EU-ETS differs from a carbon tax in that it is a market mechanism: the regulator sets the targeted emissions reduction over a given period in advance and market forces then determine the price at which the required reduction occurs. By contrast ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Downer EDI Limited has established a $1.4 billion syndicated sustainability linked loan facility, linked to environmental and social metrics. The new facility will refinance Downer's debt platform and comprises three, four, five and six year tranches. ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... are likely to be in the future." Picone noted that there are over 2,000 companies that already have carbon emissions reduction targets in place with horizons between now and 2050, and these considerations are having an impact on corporate strategy and ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... assist investors in constructing climate resilient portfolios on a multi-year timeframe, as 1.5C requires a 45% emissions reduction by 2030. ACT is now being offered to Mercer's investment consulting clients worldwide and will be leveraged to support ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
As President-Elect Joe Biden prepares the next administration, there are implications for action in Australia as well as for achieving greater alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As of publication, Biden and Vice-President Elect ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... by 2050. Equities currently comprise around 40% of the fund's overall portfolio, meaning that the 30% emissions reduction target would affect a significant portion of the fund's assets. The precise dollar figure is not known, with McDonald noting ...