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COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... international and domestic finance as "a critical enabler for climate action." The text finds that both adaptation and mitigation financing would need to increase many-fold if climate goals are to be achieved. There is sufficient global private and public ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... green bond program will select assets based on one or more of the government's three green goals - climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and improved environmental outcomes. Potential eligible projects have been defined in alignment ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the taxonomy, and how they will be defined. This will help ensure that green and transition activities for climate mitigation do not undermine Australia's other sustainability and social goals. Transition activities should be capable of decarbonising ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... previously done on the Gender Action Plan. "The partnership focuses on the role women and girls can have on climate mitigation and adaptation," Chan noted. "In particular, the pillars recognise the importance of female representation in decision-making ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... transition. Leaders emphasised the need for a Global Goal for Adaptation that puts adaptation focus and action on par with mitigation. The COP28 UAE Declaration of Leaders on a Global Climate Finance Framework was endorsed by 12 countries, including ...

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 ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... long-term financial returns by supporting the necessary infrastructure for the future economy, Lill said. "Climate change mitigation, the energy transition and the road to net zero are creating some great investment opportunities for our members. We ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... its contribution to a loss and damage fund until the fund is up and running. There are likely to be commitments on mitigation funding at COP28 by investors and businesses, said Energetics CEO Mary Stewart. "What I'll be watching for is the role blended ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... ecosystems. The expansion includes new technical screening criteria, as well as amended criteria for climate change mitigation and adaptation. "Investors currently face a significant discrepancy between the availability of data reported by investee companies ...

Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... come from some of the disorderliness we will face. Q: What's the balance between investing in adaptation versus mitigation? A: One of the sources of disorder is going to come from physical climate change itself. It's playing out now and in the ...