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Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero by 2050 may risk up to a third of emissions abatement on a tech unproven at scale - and if it fails, plan B is much pricier, says Bloomberg. The world would have to fall back on other, potentially more expensive solutions, if carbon capture ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... climate-focused law firm has called a three-year moratorium "unparalleled, and unjustified, corporate overreach on an international scale". David Barnden, principal at Equity Generation Lawyers told FS Sustainability the pause may undermine market integrity ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) produced through land reforestation. Silva Capital is aiming to ...

Energy asset owners hungry for cover

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... manifesting across a large number of replicated parts over a very large asset." Increasingly, the firm sees demand in large-scale BESS, wind farms, PV solar farms, and DC-coupled BESS/PV solar projects. "Australia has seen significant growth in the development ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly impressed by the sophistication of their operations, responsible investment philosophies, and ability to work at scale to minimise operating costs while maximising integrated asset management," he said. "We believe in Campbell Global we ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... manager, has closed its largest-ever capital raise at $3 billion for the Net Zero Power Fund. The strategy focuses on large-scale solar, renewable fuels, power generators, and battery storage. This marks Quinbrook's third fund close in this past ...

First Environmental Futures trade on ASX

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Futures, Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Futures, and New Zealand Unit (NZU) Futures. They will support liquidity and scale across regional carbon and renewable energy markets. This comes as a response to demand from institutional investors, trading ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+'s local representative confirms two more high-profile exits but insists more funds have signed up than have departed. Parametric and Calvert Research and Management - both owned by Morgan Stanley Investment Management - recently ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry super fund giants, was born from the merger ...

RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... cautions against any investor or company gambling their transition plans on technology that has not been proven or produced to scale yet. "We need carbon reductions and we need them now. Investment policies must align with a net zero target, be science ...