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Lower battery costs advancing Australia's net-zero goals: CSIRO

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... generation could appear cost competitive in isolation, they would require more expensive emissions reductions elsewhere in the economy to meet Australia's climate targets. Gramham said geopolitical tensions as well as the increased need for energy to ...

Nuveen, CalSTRS partner on $2bn sustainable infra investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Energy Infrastructure Credit (EIC) strategy. EIC provides private debt to assist companies transitioning to a low carbon economy, while also ensuring energy security. Nuveen said the partnership is a landmark commitment to finance the buildout of critical ...

Quinbrook fund oversubscribed amid energy-transition asset demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... essential-service characteristics, which we believe are critical to delivering stable investor returns while supporting economy-wide decarbonisation," he said. Some of the fund's key investments are the Mallard Pass Solar Project, a 373 megawatts direct ...

ECB introduces climate risk overlay for bank collateral framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... 15, are designed to protect the ECB's balance sheet from potential losses arising from the transition to a low carbon economy by reducing the vale assigned to corporate bonds issued by companies deemed more exposed to climate related risks. The changes ...

CEFC, Aviva Investors partner to afforest Tasmanian wetlands

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Importance (the Ramsar Convention). CEFC said this will create local jobs and inject significant capital into the regional economy while generating high integrity Australian Carbon Credits Units (ACCUs) and protecting an important Ramsar wetland. CEFC ...

Super funds join calls for better methane emissions disclosures

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Additionally, investors highlighted the addressing of methane emissions can provide "strong" benefits to both the environment and economy, hence, advocating the related entities to elevate the scrutiny on such area as a priority. "As investors, we remain ...

Pendal backs Australia's sovereign green bond

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... Group has invested in the Australian government's inaugural green bond to support the nation's transition to a low-carbon economy. Via its Regnan Credit Impact Trust and Pendal Sustainable Australian Fixed Interest Fund, the investment is backing the ...

New Forests expands US forestry footprint

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... in North America has the potential to deliver attractive investment returns while positively contributing to the local economy and environment," he said. Beyond timber production, New Forests plans to explore additional revenue streams including carbon ...

Institutional appetite outstrips climate investment opportunities: IGCC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... processes, and electricity market reforms remain essential tasks to enable the renewables rollout that investors and the economy require." While the current geopolitical environment may create political pressure to reduce climate policy ambition, the ...

First local carbon refinery facility opens

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... concrete, plasterboard, paint, paper, glass and adhesives - permanently locking carbon into the raw materials the global economy already relies on. The facility can process approximately 2500 tonnes of CO2 per year, producing up to 10,000 tonnes of saleable ...