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Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... strong position to benefit with some of the world's largest reserves of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements, which are key inputs to clean energy technologies. With abundant wind, sun and open spaces Australia also has the ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... critical foundations of the global economy. Biological diversity, or biodiversity, describes the variety of living organisms on Earth. Australia is categorised as a megadiverse country with high levels of unique endemic plants and animals. Human activities ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... regulatory authority to monitor wells abandoned prior to its establishment in 2012. Jeff Waters, campaigner at Friends of the Earth said methane should be counted in national greenhouse gas accounts, and called on the regulator to order assessments of ...

It pays to go green: top ETF megatrends for long-term growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... cleantech-related disruptive materials could grow from $41 billion in 2020 to $261 billion in 2040, with lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, and copper at the foundation of the future net zero economy. Copper and zinc are required in larger ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has "no room for complacency" if it wants to become a renewable energy superpower, according to a new report from EY's Net Zero Centre. EY has published Seizing Australia's energy superpower opportunities, the latest report from EY's ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... as Scotland, can provide valuable lessons for Australia to follow. The Scottish Trades Union Congress and Friends of the Earth Scotland came together to create the Just Transition Partnership, recognizing that there is an 80% overlap between the trade ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... toward projects which are genuinely 'green'," Liddell said. "We note current legal action undertaken by NGO Client Earth against the European Commission over its decision to include fossil gas in its sustainable taxonomy. "Pending the completion ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... computer chips, can be extracted from solar cells for recycling. Although the material is the second most abundant material on earth, it is expensive - and in high demand. Breakthrough Victoria, an independent company that manages a $2 billion investment ...

Investors flag decarbonisation, real world impacts as priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand institutional investors are concerned about real world investment impacts, active stewardship and how to decarbonize their portfolios, according to Northern Trust Asset Management's global head of sustainability and stewardship. ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... emphasises that the economic cost of doing nothing will far exceed the cost of mitigation. The report highlights that the Earth's surface temperature has already increased by 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels and is "likely that warming will exceed ...