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WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... companies should pay an additional "green premium" - and select more expensive, but environmentally friendly technology. The First Movers Coalition, members of the private sector that aim to advance climate technologies through members' purchasing ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of investing in the public services and infrastructure that are needed to cushion the blow. This is contributing to the first major rollback in human development in decades. Widening inequality, even in wealthy nations, pose an "existential threat" to ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... of the progress of companies' climate-related disclosures. As the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) first standards (IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-Related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related ...

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... The CCA made 15 recommendations including to enhance transparency and increase Scheme participation by supporting First Nations, rural, regional and remote communities. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government will continue ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
After 36 hours of tense negotiations, the climate agreement for the first time calls on nations to "transition away" from fossil fuels - but does not explicitly call for a fossil fuel "phase out." The first UN Global Stocktake on climate has resulted ...

L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon credits, and regenerative agriculture. The land and biodiversity restoration project will support at least 40 First Nations employees in landscape restoration jobs as well as project support roles at Tjaltjraak. It will also enhance connection ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... does not give a clear pathway or strong ambition on fossil fuel phaseout and energy sector decarbonisation. The GST is the first five-yearly checkpoint on the efforts by countries around the world to address the climate crisis, as outlined in the 2015 ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... taking place in Dubai, has seen an emphasis on nature-positive solutions that benefit women, workers, and the role of First Nations Peoples. Although less than 5% of the world population, Indigenous Peoples protect 80% of biodiversity globally. Yoon ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Declaration on Climate and Health, signed by 128 countries, and joined the Alliance for Transformative Action on Health. The first-ever COP health day acknowledged the health impacts of climate change and the need for sustainable and healthy food systems ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek. "Investment in the Nature Repair Market means landholders, including farmers and First Nations groups, will get paid to improve the environment on their properties. "The Nature Repair Market will be strictly monitored ...