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Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... prominently, there are decisions that we believe are hard to justify from a climate perspective - new investment in thermal coal-based electricity generation, for example." Beyond the governance and decisions to make a net zero commitment, most of the ...

Hostplus announces four board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... an alternative employer director, are stepping down from the $66 billion industry fund. Vaile is the chair of Whitehaven Coal and the former leader of the National Party. He stepped away from his appointment as the chancellor of University of Newcastle ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... to sign an open letter to QSuper, asking for greater commitment on managing climate risk, including divesting from thermal coal. ACF economic analyst and campaigner May House called the existing policy insufficient. "They haven't created an emissions ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... target builds off of the fund's existing work around ESG integration, including having previously screened out thermal coal, tobacco and controversial weapons, Squires told FS Sustainability at the time of the announcement. "Through looking at all ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... conclusions between companies in the same industry." Drew cited the example of a utility company in India that is powered through coal fired generation. Analysis had previously relied on estimated carbon emissions based on peer analysis, but when the ...

Why the move to clean energy won't be enough

ALISTAIR MILLS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate change: Opportunity in the face of catastrophe 2020 was planet Earth's hottest on record - a fact that many would be forgiven for missing in what can only be described as a tumultuous year. Outside of the COVID pandemic, global weather patterns ...

New fossil fuel exploration acreage released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... could be a part of the transition to net zero by 2050. "Blue hydrogen produced from Australia's abundant natural gas and coal resources with geological storage of co-produced CO2 will help Australia develop its clean energy future and meet the growing ...

APPEA conference kicks up controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... particular issue with APPEA's promotion of liquid natural gas (LNG) as a more environmentally friendly alternative than oil or coal. Australia's LNG exports have increased from less than two billion cubic feet of gas exported per day in 2005 to almost ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... energy-based utilities significantly outperform fossil fuel-based utilities. Copper and lithium miners do much better than coal miners," she said. "If we look at the ASX200 index, AGL is one of the companies that performs the worst under our central ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia from foreseeable future climate change harms. The students alleged that approving a major extension to the Vickery coal mine in northern New South Wales would breach the minister's duty. An injunction was not ordered but there will be further ...