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Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... litigation is a threat to companies through financial pay-outs and reputational damage and could raise borrowing costs and force policy changes such as subsidy or emission reductions, or enhanced disclosure requirements. "Financial risk is the dominant ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... scenarios follow a few paths: Paris-aligned paths, a 2°C trajectory, and a disorderly transition exceeding 2°C, influenced by policy changes and corporate actions. However, with most climate scenarios now pointing to a disorderly transition of over ...

ASX tapped to develop Aussie carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... carbon exchange in 2021, with ASX one of 27 to apply. "Demand for carbon credits continues to increase with government policy focused on emissions levels and corporates seeking to develop compliance measures and meet both regulated and voluntary emissions ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... grid fragility, highlighted in recent Zurich research, will present a core opportunity and central challenge to energy policy in the near and long-term," he said. "As other nations seek to achieve climate targets and accelerate investments in renewable ...

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... industry bodies have recently published Every Building Counts: for state and territory governments, which outlines a series of policy recommendations for property development and upgrades that would contribute to Australia's net zero goals. It is a companion ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... parks, and conservation parks. Meanwhile, WA's new Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategy (SERS) outlines the investment and policy priorities needed for pathways towards net zero. It identifies emissions reduction opportunities in the electricity, transport ...

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... remote communities. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government will continue to reform climate policy to ensure the schemes remain robust and fit-for-purpose. "After a decade of denial and delay in which the former government ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. Diversity: Expectations reflect ACSI's latest gender diversity policy, further articulate broader concepts of diversity, and emphasis board responsibilities working to prevent and respond to sexual ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... greater public and private finance. "Other developments outside formal negotiations further strengthened the international policy architecture and provided a stronger direction of travel for business and investors. This included the establishment of ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... manner. Environmentalists slammed the news as "disappointing" and "weak." Fernanda Carvalho, WWF Global Climate and Energy Policy Lead, said: "This disastrous new draft is way less ambitious than the last version; this is disappointing. It doesn't ...