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Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Investor support for climate action is on the rise, with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) reporting a global membership increase representing more than 14.8 million beneficiaries, up from eight million four years ago. The group, which brings ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... commented that Australia has been slow to adopt climate policies. "Australia has lagged international peers on climate action for several years and is now playing catch up," Catherine Maxwell, general manager of policy and advocacy at the Governance ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Asia. It will enable investment in UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) -aligned impact activities focused on climate action, community engagement and livelihoods. Geoffrey Seeto, head of emerging markets at New Forests said, "While the fund is ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... China joined Australia in signing the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action, alongside 134 countries including Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, the UK and the US. The country did not join Australia and ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... with initiatives like the Net Zero Asset Managers Commitment and the Paris Aligned Asset Owners Initiative and Climate Action 100+ initiative. Paterson calls on policymakers and corporations to work together "to minimise the risks of a disorderly transition" ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... December: Australia was among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... of Environment and Science. Queensland premier Steven Miles announced the plan, which builds on the Queensland Climate Action Plan and the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan. This comes as devastating floods hit Far North Queensland. Queensland deputy premier ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... sector can use their dollars to be that capital to catalyse massive amounts of private sector money." Farmers for Climate Action CEO Natalie Collard said that the markets that purchase Australian produce are moving to reduce emissions, and expect Australia ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... stocktake emphasises the importance of public, private, international and domestic finance as "a critical enabler for climate action." The text finds that both adaptation and mitigation financing would need to increase many-fold if climate goals are ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... together for the implementation of the 'COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action' with 134 nations endorsing it, in addition to support gained from non-state partners." Vilsack added: "This partnership ...