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Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A new report from Climate Energy Finance (CEF) found that Australia's largest taxpayer-funded fossil fuel subsidy - the diesel Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) scheme - has led to dependence on imported high-emissions diesel to power mining operations. CEF said ...

VC firm invests in National Renewable Network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Climate tech venture capital fund Virescent Ventures has confirmed a substantial equity investment in National Renewable Network (NRN). Virescent Ventures is the largest equity investor in the $67.2 million debt and equity raise in the scale-up. NRN ...

CEFC adds to electric vehicles portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $6 million with Zenobē, which will use the funds to produce battery electric trucks that will then be leased to Woolworths. The CEFC said the funding finance supports the delivery of a fleet ...

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital ...

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). CEF argues in its new report A price on ...

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and two corporate groups for the first time following legislative changes in 2023. The data includes details of the gender pay gaps for well-known ...

Rest backs $300m solar farm and battery project

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Octopus Australia has announced the financial closing and the commencement of construction of its 80mw Fulham solar farm and 128 megawatt-hour (mwh) battery project, backed by key investors including Rest. This comes as the majority of Rest members ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Aligned with the Future Made in Australia agenda, the government is continuing to invest billions into green technologies and the energy transition. The federal government has also allocated funding for innovative technology and clean energy manufacturing ...

CEFC gives $160m to sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate. The investment is being made alongside the Goldman-managed Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Labor's 'Nature Positive' plan has been shelved after pushback from West Australian Premier Roger Cook and the mining industry. Labor will now not try to negotiate the passage of the bill to create a new federal Environment Protection Agency (EPA). ...