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Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... scenarios. The starting point in Australia was the electricity markets, where we could see how the transition to clean energy has been happening in a very messy way. There has been misalignment among policy, regulatory, investment and consumer signals ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... goals. To achieve net-zero carbon targets by 2050, Australia will need to electrify more than 500 homes a day, improve the energy efficiency of 100 more each day, and retrofit nearly 3.5% of current non-residential stock annually, a significant jump ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
A small South Australian energy storage company has bagged a $750,000 grant from Woodside, taking total funding to $4.95 million, while Bupa has puts $280,000 towards six eco startups with $380,000 more on offer. SA energy storage rakes in $4.95m South ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... a key strategy for accelerating action on biodiversity and helping move the needle." The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DEECCEEW) are hosting a global Nature Summit at the end of next year.

Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has proposed that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) take a key role in its recently announced sustainable finance strategy in delivering discounted financing to priority sectors as well as other aims. Earlier this month,Treasury released ...

AustralianSuper rejects latest Brookfield overture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper has knocked back an offer to maintain an interest in Origin Energy if the Brookfield-led consortium is successful in acquiring the energy giant. "AustralianSuper has rejected an eleventh hour and unsolicited letter received from the ...

NGFS introduces "too-little-too-late" climate scenario

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... and population pathways and the most recent country-level climate commitments. They also reflect policy delays and the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, the modelling of acute physical risks now includes droughts and ...

Podcast: Jane Ambachtsheer - the building blocks of a sustainable business

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Management head of sustainability Jane Ambachtsheer. BNP Paribas Asset Management focus on three sustainability themes - energy transition, the environment and equality (3Es). The 3Es are in line with BNPP AM's commitment to invest for the long term ...

ASIC considering wider lens for greenwashing focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... fewer than 30 views, as well as infringements notices in response to concerns about alleged greenwashing, including Tlou Energy Limited, Vanguard Investments Australia, Diversa Trustees Limited and Black Mountain Energy

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... peers are significantly reducing their fossil fuel lending," Rossiter said. "That's in line with the International Energy Agency's finding that we must stop investing in new fossil fuel supply if we want to reach net zero emissions by 2050. "ANZ ...