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Polluting companies should pay their fair share: Superpower Institute

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... of damages to the natural environment. The Polluter Pays Levy (PPL) would target companies that extract or import fossil fuels that are consumed in Australia, while the Fair Share Levy (FSL) would tax the cashflow of Australian gas producers. According ...

Climate divide widens amongst Canadian pension giants: Shift

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... about climate without clearly stating the primary cause of the problem: the production, refining, and combustion of fossil fuels," the report said. "But too often in 2025, pension fund senior executives spent their time on the Bay Street lunch circuit ...

Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... have sought to boycott private financial institutions that exclude lending and investing in certain operations, like fossil fuels and weapons manufacturing. One such bill was introduced in Texas in 2021 and implemented in 2022, boycotting several institutions ...

Australia to withstand fossil fuel sector decline: IMF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... creating a supporting and stable macroeconomic environment." Another plus for Australia is that it used revenues from fossil fuels to maintain low debt and low borrowing costs to provide "fiscal space to help address future shocks." "Finally, the Australian ...

Sustainable investing trends for 2026: Morningstar Sustainalytics

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... whether these instruments can keep pace with actual energy consumption, or whether they mask an ongoing reliance on fossil fuels at the grid level," the report identified. Similarly, the report predicts that the AI transition will increase the dissemination ...

Young people sue Canadian pension giant alleging climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... via its Sustainable Energies portfolio, which launched in 2021, because one-third of the portfolio is invested in fossil fuels. Further, the filing states that by continuing to invest in fossil fuels, it is "materially contributing to climate-related ...

Matt Kean calls for greater private investment in transition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... to get this done, and now the economic tailwinds are very clear. The cheapest way to deliver energy today is not fossil fuels. It's certainly not nuclear. It's wind, solar, storage, and so let's get on with it."

Fiducian sued for greenwashing in ESG fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... the underlying funds exclude investments in shares or companies that derived revenue wholly or substantially from fossil fuels. Further, ASIC alleges that Fiducian failed to record and lodge investor complaints and to address investor concerns that the ...

Climate finance groups call for stronger regulations

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... to global financial system regulators and supervisors. The letter pushes for stronger regulations to rule out new fossil fuels. Significant players among the 50 are Market Forces, Sierra Club US, World Wildlife Fund, Share Action UK, Environmental Defence ...

Australian investors to struggle to meet 2035 climate targets: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... substantial policy reforms to reduce emissions per the new national target. Findings underscore a national dependency on fossil fuels, forecasting that they will account for 89% of total primary energy consumption by 2034 (from 94% in 2023). The report ...