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Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... targets. The closure of the TCFD does not change mandatory requirements with regard to TCFD disclosures. The Australian government is aiming to legislate mandatory climate disclosures for Australian companies from 2024. The new standards would apply ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... methane emissions, and over 100 countries committing to reduce carbon emissions in food and land-use. The Australian government rejoined the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 million, and allocated $100 million to the Pacific ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable, resilient, and prosperous world for all." Agriculture and land is one of six economic sectors that the Australian government has selected for sector-specific decarbonization plans, along with plans specific to electricity and energy, industry ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian government has announced it will rejoin the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 million, and allocate $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the CETP comes after a group of nine Pacific Island civil society groups issued an open letter urging the Australian government to make the pledge. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong stated that the commitment was in recognition that climate ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... terms, in the order of 5 per cent higher than 'business-as-usual' levels," the paper said. ASFA supports the Australian government's sustainable finance strategy as well as plans for a national Capacity Investment Scheme. "The sustainable finance strategy ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... electricity generation," 1414 Degrees chair Kevin Moriarty stated. "With financial support from Woodside and the Australian Government Modern Manufacturing Initiative, we are well-positioned to facilitate industries' transition to lower carbon energy ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
As the world gears up for COP28, practitioners are preparing for a significant shift towards the integration of nature and climate in reporting. Evan Center, an expert in environment and climate change with the United Nations Global Compact Network ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... climate risk was not properly disclosed when O'Donnell invested approximately $1000 in Exchange-traded Australian Government Bonds. The case was settled on August 7, and Treasury was required to publish a statement acknowledging that climate change ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she invested approximately $1000 in Exchange-traded Australian Government Bonds. This systemic risk includes the physical and transition risk of climate change and its impact on the value of government ...