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COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action, joining 134 countries including Brazil, China, Germany, Indonesia, the UK and the US. Signatories collectively account for 70% of global food consumption and are responsible ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Decarbonisation Accelerator (GDA), with leaders committing to accelerate a just, equitable and orderly energy transition. The US-China-UAE Methane and Non-CO2 Gases Summit saw over US$1.2 billion towards methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases reduction ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... corporations expressed interest in using carbon credits to phase out coal globally. Australia joined 119 countries, not including China and India, to commit to the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge. The agreement will see tripling of the ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon trading platform South Pole sold carbon credits allegedly linked to potential forced labour of Uyghur minority in China, as reported by the Guardian and Follow the Money. The investigation alleged that South Pole was aware of risk of forced labour ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... in their operations than other developed world stock indices, though lower than those in emerging markets such as Korea, China and India," Cockayne said. FLORET estimates that sectors with higher risk include mining, oil and gas extraction, manufacturing ...

Investment in climate tech plummets 40%: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... of private market start-up investments in 2018 to accounting for more than 10% in 2023. Notably, while North America and China shifted away from mobility-related start-ups and towards industry, likely a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Asia-Pacific ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... decade, with 60 million more in the pipeline for the next seven. Yet 1% of the solar panels have been made in Australia. While China dominates 85% of the world's solar manufacturing, Bowen urged Australia to focus more on quality onshore manufacturing. ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... climate fund market, accounting for 84% of global assets. This is attributed to higher investor interest and regulation. China and the US rank second and third, with 8% and 6% market share, respectively. Australia grew by 13% in assets over the past ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... four geographic regions (World, North America, Western Europe and Asia), 12 countries/markets (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, (Hong Kong SAR), India, Japan, South Korea, the UK and the US) and 11 industries. It examined the correlation ...

New Asia-based carbon standards body promises quality carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and monitored throughout their lifecycles. The body has a global reach with international network with representatives in China, the Middle East and ASEAN countries. There has been increased scrutiny of late for carbon credits which reached US$2 billion ...