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Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over the proposed environmental protection laws and whether to include a 'climate trigger'. Business groups argue these ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... groups. The Senate Inquiry into the Government's Nature Positive Bills has recommended amending legislation to empower Canberra to issue National Environmental Standards and ensure the definition of 'nature positive' aligns with international ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... executives unanimously believe in their companies' ability to grow while reducing greenhouse gas emissions but want Canberra to move faster, according to Deloitte. The professional services firm's annual CxO Sustainability Report, which gathered ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Woodside disregards historic investor rejection of its climate plan; the energy giant's US$1.2bn natural gas takeover negates its US$2.35bn carbon capture buy "more than 21 times over". Woodside's US$1.2bn bid for Tellurian and its Driftwood ...

Canberra to expand ACCU scheme

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... recommendations, including to strengthen transparency and participation by First Nations, rural, regional and remote communities. Canberra has agreed to the recommendations, with work underway to implement parts of 12 of the 15 recommendations in line ...

"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... nuclear power into the grid. The Minister for Climate Change and Energy made the address at the National Press Club in Canberra this week. He blamed the previous government for inaction, and said the Albanese government is working to protect Australia ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... biodiversity UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16 CBD) in Colombia later this year. Canberra on Friday committed to set a national '30 by 30' target to protect and conserve 30% of land and marine areas ...

Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Coalition of Peaks is currently consulting on the design of a First Nations Economic Partnership with Treasury. The aim is to improve access to capital markets and employment opportunities and address legislative or policy barriers that hinder that ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Canberra is at odds with state governments over assessing emissions for coal and gas project approval. Contradictory approvals processes pose a risk of investment security downgrading, responsible investment and sustainability specialist Desiree Lucchese ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Canberra's strategic industrial response to the US Inflation Reduction Act - totals over $21 bn. To boost critical minerals, Canberra will invest $8.8 bn over the decade, and introduce a $7 bn Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive from 2027. ...