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How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... path in their portfolio, whereas with stricter carbon limits the "darker green" PABs align more closely with the global warming commitments outlined in the Paris Agreement. The authors compare the cost of transitioning a €3.5-billion portfolio to the ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Environmental groups commented that the plan was a strong step forward, but it fell short of the action needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C. "While we welcome and celebrate this positive move, setting a target is only the beginning," Queensland ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 president, claimed there is "no science" that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Al Jaber is the UAE Minister for Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate. He is ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Agreement. A technical report on the stocktake has said that the globe is not making sufficient progress to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and governments at COP28 are expected to take a decision on the results to potentially accelerate ...

NGFS introduces "too-little-too-late" climate scenario

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... scenarios offered by NGFS based on current policies predict global efforts are insufficient to halt significant global warming and critical temperature thresholds will be exceeded, leading to severe physical risks and irreversible consequences. The modelling ...

Mirova targets super funds in multi-billion dollar raise

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... attractive returns for investors," Watson said. "I know that many super funds, and their members, care deeply about global warming and want to invest in the energy transition, but can't always find investments that meet their ESG, risk and return ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... national energy market is a central tenant to achieving the goal of reducing carbon emissions in line limiting global warming to 1.5°C. But there is investment risk related to the timing of when renewable energy generation is dispatched and the impact ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Murphy made the statement : "I doubt that it will be as difficult as the Commonwealth submits to establish that global warming and climate change gives rise to real, systemic risks to the Commonwealth's coffers and therefore to the value of the change ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... will decline, however current active policies are insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement target of containing global warming at 1.5C. With record growth in areas such as EV sales and renewable energy, by 2040 solar and wind are predicted to dominate ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... conclusion," as well as requiring reporting entities to convert greenhouse gases into a CO2 equivalent value using "the global warming potential values from the same Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report as that applying under the ...