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Rio Tinto expands renewable energy portfolio

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto is expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally by investing in lower-emissions steel making and supporting greenfield renewable energy generation projects. The mining giant has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) ...

South Australia key to green exports expansion: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... renewable energy potential and government ambition for green industry growth. The Malinauskas government has made green iron and steel a central policy object for the state economy. It is also a possible host for COP31 in 2026. The report also said investment ...

How Australia can benefit from the common ground taxonomy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... ground in taxonomy, then China can buy more of Australia's low carbon beef, iron ore to help China to decarbonise its own steel industry, as well as reducing its carbon consumption," he added. "This is a benefit of harmonisation or interoperability. ...

UniSuper reduces its fossil fuel exposure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
UniSuper reduced its fossil fuel investments to 1.8% in FY25, down from 2.4% the previous year. In its annual climate report, the super fund said it achieved this by decreasing exposure to oil and gas pipeline revenue through the sell-down of APA Group ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Market Forces said: "Australia's biggest bank has officially ended any new finance for coal whether for power or making steel unless it's proven to be compatible with a safe and liveable climate." Meanwhile, Westpac, ANZ, NAB and Macquarie "cannot ...

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... urgently needed to put a price on the carbon emissions embedded in the production of industrial commodities such as iron and steel, aluminium and cement, which make up 15% of global emissions. "This will help correct the historic market failure to price ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... coal exclusion does not apply to companies deriving revenue from metallurgical coal - or coal used in the production of steel - coal mined for internal power generation, intra-company sales of mined thermal coal, revenue from coal trading, or royalty ...

Green moves: Alphinity, Australian Ethical, Climate Change Authority

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... energy systems, climate change, sustainability, and corporate strategy. With over 30 years of experience in the aluminium and steel industries across Australia and New Zealand, Stephens has held senior executive positions in operations leadership, business ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Aligned with the Future Made in Australia agenda, the government is continuing to invest billions into green technologies and the energy transition. The federal government has also allocated funding for innovative technology and clean energy manufacturing ...

Government creates $1bn green iron fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... world's largest producer of iron ore, bringing in more than $100 billion in export income in FY24, while the broader iron and steel sectors employ more than 100,000 people directly and indirectly. Iron and steel production is responsible for 8% of the ...