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Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... government plan for electrifying homes and buildings in the territory, but said there are "significant opportunities to scale-up that progress with planning incentives that promote sustainable practices and reduced emissions." "Planning incentives like ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... reportedly blocked strong language on fossil fuel phase-out during the talks as transparency watchdogs are concerned about the scale of oil and gas influence at COP28. COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber is also the president of UAE state-owned oil company ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... contributed approximately $200 million over four years. The Pacific Resilience Facility is a trust fund to invest in small-scale climate and disaster resilience projects. Environmental groups welcomed the announcement. Pacific Islands Climate Action ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... a growing pipeline of public sector investment for a range of projects. Private capital will also need to be deployed at scale to fill the decarbonisation funding gap. The papers identify decarbonisation technologies as the area where capital is most ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... least $350 million in climate infrastructure for the region, including $75 million for a program for off-grid and community scale renewable energy in remote and rural parts of the Pacific. "Joining the CETP further aligns our international public support ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... government can solve this alone. We must all come together with the innovative solutions to catalyse the financing at the scale and speed required to transition off of dirty power and accelerate the clean energy future." Some environment and community ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... stepping up the momentum on operationalising and getting genuine commitment from developed countries to pour finance at scale to the Loss and Damage fund. "The establishment of a Loss and Damage fund has been a long time coming, and communities on the ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... The MacArthur Foundation has committed a US$25 million partial unfunded guarantee for credit enhancement. The fund's large-scale and multi-sector reach is enabled by a first loss investment from FMO, alongside MacArthur's guarantee. Investor, including ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "By setting high-integrity standards for the supply and use of credits we aim to mobilise private sector investment at scale for climate solutions to reduce and remove billions of tonnes of emissions."

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... technologies and the minute amount of greenhouse gas emissions they currently sequester raises doubts about their ability to scale and compete with the potential carbon sequestration of re-growing natural ecosystems. When asked if the review recommendations ...