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Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... by the likes of Future Super, Ethinvest, and a former RBA Governor, calls on the federal government to phase out fossil fuels. The letter demands 'real zero' targets over 'net zero' targets, and clear and transparent timelines for fossil fuel phase out. ...

Renewable energy company secures $160m from Macquarie

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... energy investment reached $3 trillion (US$1.9tn) in 2023, up 10% year-on-year, outpacing the amount allocated to fossil fuels of $1.8 trillion (US$1.1tn). Solar and wind installations globally are expected to grow at 10% on average annually in the next ...

TNFD adds to sector guidance, scores funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the foundation having been largely funded by Rockefeller's success in the oil industry, it pledged to divest all fossil fuels in 2020 and is now focused on reversing the climate crisis. So far, more than 500 organisations and financial institutions have ...

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... number of investors in the US are being cautious about impact of Trump administration, given his clear support for fossil fuels at the expense of alternatives," said Merzian. "This is reflected in the cooling in investments into the US. "The silver lining ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... would abandon Spirit Super's emissions targets, impact investing, and exclusions of controversial weapons and fossil fuels. Read here. Super battle: Impact investing vs returns A new campaign urged Australian super funds to finance ESG matters in ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco however, there is a 5% threshold for distribution revenue and a 0% ...

Podcast: How Trump will impact global clean energy and climate finance with Lachlan Carey

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investment. He will also wind back environmental protection laws, exit the Paris Agreement, and "Drill, baby, drill!" (for fossil fuels). Trump himself believes climate change is a "scam", and just last week he picked climate sceptic and fossil fuel ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... technologies. However, COP29 reached an impasse on the COP28 global stocktake agreements to transition away from fossil fuels. In a clash of schedules, COP29 was held concurrently with the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where leaders met to hammer out ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... executive director of the Global Carbon Budget, said there has been a 0.8% increase in global carbon emissions from fossil fuels in 2024. This is equivalent to an additional 37.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year compared to ...

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

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... retailer ZEN found that 27% of Australians think renewable technology isn't advanced enough yet to fully replace fossil fuels while another 25% believe the government hasn't provided the leadership to implement a full transition to renewable ...