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Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Sierra Club, Reclaim Finance, Urgewald, and the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED). A group of more than 500 organisations in 69 countries joined forces to endorse the research ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... rallied. "Then, there was that correction in 2022 into 2023 as investors switched from those categories into some, like energy, that went up due to geopolitical forces." The sector has moved from one of "check box activities", as specialist financial ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... road," EJO said. FS Sustainability reached out to Minister Plibersek. A spokesperson for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said: "The Australian Government and NSW Government make decisions under separate legislation ...

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... addressing ESG challenges that need urgent attention. Climate change mitigation remains paramount, with emphasis on renewable energy adoption and carbon neutrality targets. Furthermore, governance reforms are crucial, ensuring transparency, accountability ...

Podcast: Federal Budget, Climate Week, clean energy and the case for a price on carbon with Tim Buckley

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... inaugural Climate Action Week. In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance, a public interest pro bono think tank that produces research and analysis on accelerating the global energy transition. ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Tesla. Some of these stocks should not be considered suitable for sustainable funds, Rowe said. Additionally, the clean energy space saw "particularly poor performance". "This has been a sharp reminder for the sustainable investment community that companies ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... billion will be invested to get homes built sooner with funding to go towards states and territories to build roads, sewers, energy, water, and community infrastructure needed for new homes and additional social housing. In addition, a new $9.3 billion ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs. Treasurer Jim Chalmers aims to unlock $65 billion in renewables by 2030 through the Capacity Investment Scheme. ...

ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Credit Units (ACCUs). "As background, the safeguard mechanism reforms commenced on 1 July 2023 and will allow the Clean Energy Regulator to issue a new type of carbon product- safeguard mechanism credit units (SMCs)-from January 2025. SMCs are a type ...

BlackRock-Temasek closes at US$1.4 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... under development over the past two years. Larry Fink, BlackRock chair and CEO commented: "There is enormous demand for energy infrastructure as many countries seek to transition to lower-carbon sources of power while also achieving energy security. ...