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$200m social housing catalyst for clean energy sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... solar PV capacity in the first six months compared to the previous year, according to the Clean Energy Regulator. Climate Council head of advocacy Jennifer Rayner said: "By helping people in NSW who are doing it tough to upgrade their appliances and ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... better placed to move into future-proof careers." Smart Energy Council, Climate Energy Finance, Solar Citizens, and Climate Council also welcomed the announcement. Climate Council's head of advocacy Jennifer Rayner said state governments should seize ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... risk by some and an opportunity by others can be an insurmountable burden for consumers. Recent research from the Climate Council found that an estimated 1.24 million Australian households (nearly one in eight) are facing an insurance affordability crisis. ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... environmental outcomes. Effective investments in resilience will also reduce costs to the economy in the long run." The Climate Council said Australia has a clear choice: take urgent climate action or endure "substantial economic consequences." "Climate ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA) and founding director of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. He has also served as director of the Climate Council, chair and governing board member of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership and chairman of Low Carbon Australia ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... 10,000 apprenticeships and a Clean Energy Capacity Study to explore future workforce needs and opportunities. The Climate Council called the climate funding in the Federal Budget as "a warm-up lap in history's most important race," pointing to measures ...

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 ...