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ACCR files additional claims in Santos lawsuit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... additional allegations raised by ACCR include claims that Santos' representations that hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS) (blue hydrogen) is "clean" or "zero emissions" constitutes misleading or deceptive conduct. ...

Government launches review of Safeguard Mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions. The Safeguard Mechanism covers around half of Australia's emissions, which mainly come from electricity, mining, oil and gas production, manufacturing, transport and waste facilities. Through the review of the Safeguard Mechanism, the government ...

La Trobe Financial certified by Climate Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... through investments made in high integrity Gold and VERRA Standard projects specifically designed to reduce or absorb greenhouse gas emissions equal to what was produced throughout the year. "We are very proud to receive Climate Active certification ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Pact Group has set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and New Zealand by 50% by 2030. The sustainable packaging, plastic recycling and reuse company's target covers its direct and indirect Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. "Our ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
NGS Super has divested from more than $190 million in oil and gas exploration and production companies, predominately Woodside and Santos. The divestment is in line with the fund's announced target of a 35% reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... 2030, relative to a 2021 baseline. As part of that, the bank will "only consider directly financing new greenfield oil and gas projects that are in accordance with the International Energy Agency's Net Zero by 2050 scenario or where the Australian ...

Ramsay commits to Net Zero by 2040

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... optimise onsite renewable energy and storage and focus on reducing fossil fuel use in facilities, including moving away from gas, as new technologies come online, including green hydrogen and batteries. Ramsay will also switch to renewable and cleaner ...

Igneo reports on ESG progress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... German utility MVV, which Igneo acquired in 2020. "That company has a history of more than 100 years, and its emissions include gas and coal-fired co-generation plants," she said. "When we acquired the business, they had a plan to phase out coal in the ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... proposal to split the energy provider into two separate businesses - AGL Australia (retail business) and Accel Energy (coal and gas-fired power plants). The decision was opposed by shareholders including Grok Ventures and HESTA. Chair Peter Botten has ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... trajectory towards decarbonisation, noting that the move to reduce the EU's dependence on Russian fossil fuels - particularly gas - will involve a combination of increasing the pace of substituting renewable energy with increased utilisation of other ...