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| | | A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will invest an additional £655 million, bringing the total equity investment by MAM-managed funds and co-investors to nearly £3 billion, into Southern Water, a UK water and wastewater service provider. ... |
| | | | ... increase in costs of biological invasions per decade, pests and pathogens destroying crop yields, deforestation increasing flood risks, and monocrop tree plantations reducing flood protections, among other things. As a result, the report made several ... |
| | | | ... experience in financial stewardship, to the role. "CSIRO's work touches every Australian - from WiFi to our bushfire and flood resilience systems," she said. Long also has significant experience as a non-executive director and is currently chair ... |
| | | | ... world's biggest builder of batteries. They're the world's biggest builder of EVs. They have a vested interest to flood the market with over supply, and they're doing it in batteries." This approach to battery materials is disruptive ... |
| | | | ... need to be quickly addressed. These are: strengthening existing infrastructure, developing new resilience projects (like flood protection), and investing in dual-purpose technologies such as microgrids and energy storage. Infrastructure damage, supply ... |
| | | | Most insurers are reacting to climate change by pushing up premiums - but FM thinks discounted premiums are the right way to go when it comes to reducing risk and preventing payouts. The commercial insurance company is freeing up the finances of its ... |
| | | | Swiss Re says global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $90.5 billion (US$60bn) in the first half of 2024, with severe thunderstorms accounting for two-thirds of that figure. Interestingly, the half was the second costliest on record for insured ... |
| | | | In a move welcomed by farmer groups and local councils, Queensland's environmental regulator has imposed a moratorium on any future Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project applications in the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). Late last month, the sunshine ... |
| | | | ... zero targets. Since then, the remit has expanded. It has now helped roll out EV charging stations, community resilience, flood events, coastal hazards and sea change, and heat. The team is small - just five people - and the organisation has thrived through ... |
| | | | Adaptation should be rolled out alongside emissions mitigation, says assistant minister for climate change and energy Jenny McAllister. It is estimated that climate change will cost US$1.7-3.1 trillion a year through to 2050 globally. For example, the ... |
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