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Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... already started to manifest. Pakistan's floods, Europe and China's droughts, 40oC heat in England and category 5 storms in the Caribbean and North America are just a few examples of this. "Adaptation is essential now and presents an opportunity ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... adaptation to the inevitable impacts of climate change, which include ever more frequent and intense heatwaves, flood and storms, and Loss and Damage, along with the necessary financial support." Gerrard notes that loss and damage continues to be a contentious ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... executives have in some way experienced the impacts of climate events over the past year, with more frequent and powerful storms, bushfires, severe flooding and severe drought among the most common events. However, the report finds the vast majority ...

Climate change is changing the outlook for energy utilities

KIRSTY MACKAY-FISHER  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events related to climate change such as prolonged drought, bushfires, heatwaves and storms are becoming increasingly prevalent. Despite this, we are yet to see a consistent policy framework for lowering the ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... community and reinforces the predictions from the original report, which show that extreme bushfires, tropical cyclones, storms, hail and floods are becoming more frequent and intense in a warmer world - and the increase in global temperatures to date ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... global temps rise, you would see particularly southern Australia have less rain, with more extreme weather events, floods, storms, droughts," Oliver said. A natural outworking of more extreme droughts gives us the situation where we are now. Put you ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... risks and adaptation risk. "It's a tricky problem for physical impacts, because you're looking at increased heat waves, storms, floods, winds and other impacts of climate change," Nunn noted. "In 2017, we hired a consultant and did a portfolio wide climate ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... competitiveness with conventional power generation." In Australia, power supply security after recent power outages during storms in SA will contribute to the government's review of climate change policy. "In addition to the federal Climate Policy Review ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp launch insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Good Shepherd Microfinance. "It's comprehensive coverage - there are 14 peril events in the policy that covers things like storms, flooding, cyclones, fire, theft, malicious damage and tsunami and earthquake. In comparison, during the pilot, the policy ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... CETO technology moves with the waves to drive tethered seabed pumps and operates under water, providing protection from storms and corrosion. These pumps feed high pressure water onshore to the hydroelectric power station and desalination plant, supplying ...