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No role for monetary policy to address climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... peers, both domestically and internationally." Nicki Hutley, independent economic consultant and councillor on the Climate Council, noted that the review narrowly focused on the transition to the low carbon economy and the role - or lack thereof- in ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Standard annual Chief Economists Forum this week Nicki Hutley, independent economic consultant and councillor on the Climate Council, addressed Australia's fiscal policy context and direction, the Labor government's ambition on social policy ...

Chubb Review recommends reforms to ACCU governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... don't think companies should be spending shareholder money on offsets that may not reflect actual abatement." The Climate Council criticised the review, saying "in focusing on the governance, creation methods and reporting arrangements for Australian ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... accounted for 1.2% of all hires in Australia in 2021, a 50% increase since 2016, while citing statistics from the Climate Council suggesting that 28,000 new green jobs will be added by 2030. The recruitment and workforce solutions specialist has published ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... concerns, the budget was a "massive missed opportunity", according to Nicki Hutley, a climate councillor at the Climate Council and aneconomist and former Partner at Deloitte Access Economics. Hutley calculated that just 0.3% of total expenditure for ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... significant and growing economic challenges due to climate change," said Nicki Hutley, a spokesperson for the Climate Council of Australia and former partner at Deloitte Access Economics. " However, it is also clear that urgent emission reductions through ...

New fossil fuel exploration acreage released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... mapping out future prospects and discovering new oil and gas fields that could be harnessed in the future. The Climate Council immediately slammed the government's move to open up the 80,000 square kilometres of new offshore exploration sites for ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... League 2030 to achieve its target. It has also committed to invest $1 billion in renewables by the end of 2022. The Climate Council describes net zero emissions as balancing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and taken out of the atmosphere. ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... noted that climate change will impact across the global economy, and within Australia. GCNA cited a report by the Climate Council said the property sector is expected to lose A$571 billion in value by 2030 due to climate change and extreme weather. The ...
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