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Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... forestry investments, and that this will result in better returns, long-term sustainability outcomes, and operational resilience. According to New Forests, Asian wood products are seeing the fastest growing demand. "Investment is required not only in ...

VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... federal government is backing a commericalisation initiative that will identify and fund projects to enhance drought resilience in Australian agriculture. Beanstalk AgTech has received a $10 million grant to develop the Drought Venture Studio, which ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... equity left to the wayside due to a lack of reliable information. An even smaller number has conducted a physical and resilience assessment of their portfolio. Although some investors are making strides, Paterson says there is a lot more work to be done ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... individual action". Klint called for trust and cooperation to be strengthened: "It will take a relentless focus to build resilience at organisational, country and international levels - and greater cooperation between the public and private sectors - ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 million, and allocated $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to net zero. The final agreement has been criticised for ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... paragraph recognising the growing debt of developing countries has been deleted. The text calls for adaptation and resilience finance for developing countries, noting that the adaptation finance gap is widening. The estimated costs/needs of adaptation ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... "We've grown out of the huge tailwind around regulatory reporting on climate and we also respond to the management and resilience of land and ag assets," noted co-founder and CEO Sam Sneddon. "There's a global theme where financial services and corporates ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 million, and allocate $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to net zero. Australia is yet to contribute to the newly ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... climate adaptation (food, water and health security, infrastructure and public works, ecosystems, and biodiversity resilience) and 30% climate mitigation (transport and industry electrification, mass transportation and green buildings). "In the face ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... but leading companies usually conduct four scenario analyses to assist them stress-test their business strategy and resilience. Having an informed view of the nature and extent of risks and opportunities is crucial to developing a credible transition ...