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New Asia-based carbon standards body promises quality carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
A new carbon credit certifier with a focus on urban and tech-based solutions to decarbonise megacities and aims to have up to 100 projects in a year's time. The Asia Carbon Institute (ACI) has been launched in Singapore and Hong Kong and will focus ...

NZ case for green hydrogen-powered flight

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Six international businesses including Fortescue Metals have joined forces to call for green hydrogen-fueled aircraft in New Zealand, which they say could remove up to 900,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year by 2050. The group New Zealand Hydrogen ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
A coalition of forestry companies including New Forests have launched a collaborative engagement body that will advocate on issues including climate change, biodiversity loss and halting and reversing deforestation. The International Sustainable Forestry ...

Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has hired an experienced sustainability professional as sustainable investment manager. Priya Patel joins TelstraSuper from Frontier, where she was senior responsible investment adviser. Patel will report to David Humphreys, head of sustainable ...

Avani partners with EG towards "real zero"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
EG has partnered with Avani Solutions to achieve "real zero" carbon targets with the rollout of Avani's integrated systems platform across the EG Delta Fund assets. The platform provides live data to understand the carbon footprint of buildings and ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian government has committed the Australian Public Service to a net zero 2030 target its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The Department of Finance has quietly rolled out the target, which will "achieve net zero by actively reducing emissions ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
This week saw new deals for renewables projects across the country amid concerns around a critical skills shortage in the sector. $3b Rewiring the Nation deal to power WA industry The federal government will spend $3 billion on Western Australia's ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Tackling climate change and transforming Australia's economy to its net zero 2050 target are central priorities in the 2023 Intergenerational Report issued today. In the Intergenerational Report, which provides a forecast of Australia's budget and economy ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's food security hangs in the balance with climate change exacerbating extreme drought, flooding and other impacts which harm the country's ability to sustain food production, but climate change also presents opportunities for investment in ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The NSW Anti-Slavery Commission and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) are developing a code of practice to help identify modern slavery risks in renewable energy supply chains. Reliance on materials and components associated with forced labour and other ...