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Budget criticised for missing key clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... with the housing crisis, but a patchwork of fossil fuel subsidies and short-term handouts that keep us dependent on fossil fuels from volatile regions," Hutley said. At a critical moment in Australia's energy transition, Investor Group on Climate ...

Methane-emission mitigation stagnates: IEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, adding that despite proven mitigation pathways and progress made, fossil fuels continue to account for about 35% of methane emissions. The IEA presents new estimates in its Global Methane Tracker 2026 ...

Fortescue ups green energy bet to power data centres

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... already demonstrating in the Pilbara that heavy industry can operate on a fully integrated renewable grid - eliminating fossil fuels while improving costs, reliability and control," Fortescue executive chair Andrew Forrest said. "We are now extending ...

Greenpeace settles Woodside lawsuit

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... for one of the largest LNG export terminals in Australia, and now the US," Rafalowicz continued. "The expansion of fossil fuels is incompatible with a 1.5C-aligned world - Greenpeace will continue to campaign to fast-track the transition to homegrown ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting with businesses that boycott fossil fuels. The primary motivation for its introduction was to protect the local oil and gas sector. Under the law, the state must blacklist ...

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 ...