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Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's top carbon-emitting companies are still failing to align their decarbonisation targets with the end goal of containing global warming at 1.5° by 2050, according to the latest assessment by Climate Action 100+. Emissions at the 14 Australian ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and third, with 8% and 6% market share, respectively. Australia grew by 13% in assets over the past 18 months, with low carbon funds taking up two-thirds of the assets. Australia launched 12 of the 38 new climate funds last year, but only one of the ...

Uni partnership to turbocharge innovation in CO2 product manufacturing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
An Australian university hopes to transform carbon dioxide emissions from the energy and manufacturing sectors into useful products or embed carbon into existing products. At Monash University, the Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... trade in the companies that are decarbonising to meet that net zero target," he said. "That ensures the total portfolio carbon exposure." Acadian also uses its Net Zero Credibility Assessment model and the resulting score as a tool to shape stewardship ...

Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... specifies the agriculture sector as a prime foundation for Australia's biodiversity offset market. "Agriculture is a sector for carbon credits, biodiversity credits and the real issue of food security," Smith said. "There has to be a holistic way where ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change and sustainability partner Emma Herd, "investors are grappling with how to balance the different facets of carbon risk across their portfolio. "The report provides a useful exploration of the delicate balance that investors need to maintain ...

Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and capex directions, investors face systemic, value destruction risks from a volatile, rather than managed decline in carbon energy, particularly in the oil and gas sector. This means more active stewardship is now urgently required by investors over ...

Record number of soil ACCUs issued for Queensland graziers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Two Queensland farmers have been awarded a record amount of 94,666 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by the national Clean Energy Regulator - the largest allocation for an individual soil carbon farming project in Australia to date. Regenerative ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... engaging with key stakeholders and encouraging investee companies to achieve real-world emissions reductions towards a low carbon economy." ART's net zero commitment covers Scope 3 category greenhouse gas emissions - the emissions from portfolio ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... is encouraging the companies it invests in to accelerate electrification, decarbonisation, hydrogen technology, and low-carbon energy products. In assessing votes for AGMs, the superfund will consider progress in these areas and the readiness of board ...