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Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... climate pollution until 2049 and would be 44% smaller than the government's proposed grid, making it impossible to decarbonise the rest of the economy. "Australia faces a fork in the road and we need to be clear about the choices in front of us," ...

Government creates $1bn green iron fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... saying green iron presents "enormous economic opportunities for Australia." "As our export partners move to rapidly decarbonise their supply chains, now is the time for the government to invest in the future of local workers and businesses by supporting ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... drivers for climate tech - corporates and investors are particularly focused on both new technologies in the hard to decarbonise spaces but also solutions to scale existing technologies. "The new US government has created a lot of noise but with a few ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... in higher long-term interest rates, which would be a headwind given the very large capital investment required to decarbonise the economy. On the other hand, deregulation could accelerate investment in renewable infrastructure, as occurred during Trump's ...

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... committed to offering strong sustainable investment capabilities to our clients, including those who are looking to decarbonise their portfolios." Meanwhile, despite Goldman Sachs' departure from NZBA, its membership has more than tripled since 2021 ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investors regarding what the picture looks like." Asked whether nuclear energy is a solution, Ryan said: "We just need to decarbonise the economy in the way that's quickest, most efficient and most cost-effective, and nuclear is not the way to go." ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... regarding what the picture looks like." As for whether the nuclear energy is a solution, Ryan said: "We just need to decarbonise the economy in the way that's quickest, most efficient and most cost-effective, and nuclear is not the way to go." Trump's ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... from Pollination, Mirova, PRI and The Superpower Institute said Australia's policy framework is strong enough to decarbonise - but not strong enough to take advantage of green export opportunities. However, HESTA was not so optimistic. The IRA, one ...

Carbon price could stall $600bn super loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... allocates resources towards achieving net zero. "A carbon price is inevitable; it's the most efficient way to decarbonise the world, but the politics hasn't quite worked. "Ideally we would start with a cap-and-trade system, but we already have ...

Podcast: Maintaining competitive advantage in an age of climate transparency with Duncan Paterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
This week we have Duncan Paterson, Director of Investor Practice at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) on the show to discuss Australia's mandatory climate reporting regime. It's undoubtedly a massive opportunity to open the door wider ...