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Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... million from CEFF. "Calcination is the final stage in the alumina refining process and uses fossil fuels, primarily natural gas, to heat alumina hydrate crystals," Alcoa said in a statement. "Electric calcination, when powered with renewable energy ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... transition amid a global decarbonisation effort," Gerrard said. "More than 120 countries have pledged to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by around 2050 and are supported by the commitments of more than 100 regional governments, 800 cities and ...

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... transporting fuel. "What are we doing with the infrastructure that's already available like pipelines from an oil and gas perspective," Haynes said to me. "That's an interesting take-away for me - are you going to move molecules or electrons? ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... most carbon intensive companies in the world are not explicitly aligning their future capex plans with long-term greenhouse gas emission targets, Climate Action 100+ has found. New assessments released today by Climate Action 100+ show some corporate ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... costly and unproven carbon capture and storage. And a further $50 million dollars is being directed to accelerate polluting gas projects." Hutley pointed out that the fuel excise cut could have been "perhaps better spent" on supporting electric vehicles ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... grow to 10-15% in the next year, and up to 20% in the next couple of years," Peppelenbos said. "Specifically within oil and gas, the amount of investors that are willing to divest away from this sector has a total is doubling from 11% today to 22% in ...

UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
UniSuper has allocated $75 million towards venture capital for its sustainable investment options. UniSuper has secured a relationship with Uniseed, an early-stage commercialisation fund manager. Established in 2000 and now owned by the Universities ...

US SEC proposes rules for climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... disclosure," said As You Sow president and chief counsel Danielle Fugere. "Clear and standardized reporting of greenhouse gas emissions is the bedrock of sound investor decision-making. The new rule provides investors with more robust, complete, and ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... ACCUs could also be paired with blue hydrogen to offset that fuel source's emissions. Blue hydrogen is created using natural gas as a feedstock. "With hydrogen that's produced through blue methods, you release 9.3 molecules of carbon for every molecule ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... pace." The world must take "ambitious accelerated action" to adapt to climate change and make "rapid deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions," but it is still feasible, if costly, to do so, the IPCC said. "The IPCC report will sharpen focus of investors ...