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Investor group with US$2tr AUM to measure avoided emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Mirova and Robeco have led a group of investors with more than US$2 trillion of AUM to develop a global database of greenhouse gas emission avoidance factors to help facilitate transition finance. The initiative, supported by 10 founding partners including ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net zero target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Scheme (ETS), state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) reported. ETS is the largest carbon trading market by greenhouse gas volume, covering around 4.7 billion tonnes of carbon emissions in 2022, according to International Carbon Action Partnership ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... 2023 goals is that now the resolution focuses on medium-term scope 3 reduction targets and is solely focused on greenhouse gas emissions. Shell raised the proportion of investments in fossil fuels in 2023 and did not improve its climate targets, according ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net zero target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia ...

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... will announce a government response to all the recommendations by mid-2024. NGERS is used to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions and energy production and use. In its second review of the NGER legislation, the CCA primarily focused on NGERS ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... compliance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - including stretch targets demonstrating reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for portfolio companies with SBTi validated targets. QIC head of global infrastructure Ross Israel said the loan ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... refining and transportation of fossil fuels, as well as programs that predominately assist Australia's highest greenhouse gas emitting facilities.

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... developing countries. Participants reiterated the call for whole of economy NDCs encompassing methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions (all GHG emissions). Leaders discussed the need for significant financial innovation to achieve more inclusive ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has released guidance to help direct finance to climate mitigation initiatives and commitment beyond science-aligned emissions cuts. The new guidance for the Claims Code of Practice aims to accelerate ...