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EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... with the goals of meeting a sub-2 degree climate future. "If you look at it, the Paris Agreement is a call for decarbonisation," Bell said. "It's not about seeking efficiencies, it's not about seeking solutions to minimise impacts, it's about decarbonisation. ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... said Jeremy Bentham, head of Shell Scenarios. Bentham was present in Melbourne last week to discuss pathways to decarbonisation at Melbourne University. While being an oil and gas company, Bentham underlines the importance for Shell to be "part of the ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... integral to creating sustainable conditions for further investment in new renewables and Australia's pathway to decarbonisation. We look forward to working with energy industry participants, the government and the community to address this." The Future ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... at the COP 21 United Nations Climate Change Conference is widely seen as a historic deal that will lead to the decarbonisation of the global economy. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Although Australia has signed on to the agreement, it is ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... of livelihoods through the utilisation of carbon credits for rainforest protection." AXA IM believes that the decarbonisation of the global economy is underway, with the Paris Climate Change Summit (COP21) a part of the roadmap. "We are not expecting ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... that US$15.7 trn in additional transport related investment will be required to 2050 to achieve the necessary decarbonisation of our transport systems. On average that's $450bn per year, or a third of current annual global investments in land transport. ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... a five to 10 years target be more defensible in the current scenario?" "There are a range of things around the decarbonisation question - we will be doing more and more on the fossil fuel question and incentives will be one way we address that," George ...

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Decarbonising the global economy and keeping global warming under 2C is possible, but requires international coordination from policy makers, business, investors and other stakeholders. Kate Levick, director of policy and regulation, CDP For businesses ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... used during this transition period. For Australian Ethical these reports highlight how investors need to look at decarbonisation across the economy as a whole, not just in the fossil fuel energy sector. "Divestment is about selling out of a company ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Mirova Natixis, Sonen Capital, and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. The 12 members of the PDC are overseeing the decarbonisation of US$45 billion in assets under management, and has set a target of US$100 billion in AUM across all asset classes by COP 21 ...