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Tasmanian cattle producer new chair of Farmers for Climate Action

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Tasmanian cattle producer Brett Hall has been named new chair of Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) following the resignation of Charlie Prell. Hall, a long-time board member, will play a key role in selecting the new CEO at the non-profit which represents ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... globally. We want to produce a high quality, consistent product targeting large-scale and niche producers. "There are 1 billion cattle in the world, and to have a cornerstone investor and strategic partner in Nissui puts us at the forefront of servicing ...

Carbon offsets essential to net zero ambitions: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... paying me to put the CO2 underground and paying a farmer to change the farming habits to contain the methane emissions from cattle. "The problem with some CCS technologies is that they don't capture 100% of the CO2. What happens to the 5-10% they can't ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... agriculture sector was responsible for 15 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, emitting 76.5 million tonnes. Cattle and sheep account for 75 per cent of emissions in the sector. If herd numbers recover from recent years of drought ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Company (NAPCo), which consists of six million hectares of land across Queensland and the Northern Territory and 200,000 cattle. The diversity of the land helps offset the risks and impacts of drought, Murphy said. "The difference in climactic zone ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... said. "We cannot stay stagnant because that won't work and the transition will look different for every industry - cattle versus cement versus agriculture. Everyone needs a different approach, and not just one blanket transition that can be applied." ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... their 2020 update, the Framework noted that there has been a reduction of CO2 emissions of 56.7% since 2005, an increase in cattle properties covered by a documented biosecurity plan from 25% to 90%, 99.9% compliance with Australian standards for chemical ...

Australia on global list for deforestation hotspots: WWF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... as the koala and the greater glider. The report noted that in eastern Australia, "by far the most significant driver is cattle ranching, with other forms of large-scale agriculture declining slightly. Fires are increasing and were particularly devastating ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... national deforestation in 2016 to grazing." The Wilderness Society noted that Australia is among the world's largest beef cattle producers. The national beef cattle herd in 2017 was around 26 million head - with 55% of all agricultural farms in Australia ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... project will deliver a one third increase in Tasmania's wind capacity. It is a 112 MW project located on a 1,200 hectare cattle farm on Tasmania's west coast. Construction is under way and, once operational, the $280 million development is expected to ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

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Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

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