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New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Scope 3 emissions. Under the VCMI criteria, the number of carbon credits purchased by a company must not be more than half its GHG inventory Scope 3 emissions in the claim year. Companies should reduce their reliance on credits over time, leading to ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... areas of assets and designed to maximise biodiversity value. Food production is responsible for approximately 26% of global GHG emissions. But the CSIRO estimate the Australian cropping industry represents less than 2% of Australia greenhouse gas emissions ...

Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... have grown by 12 over the past 12 months to August, have committed to transitioning their investment portfolios to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Paris-aligned NZAOA is convened by United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and Principles ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... goal set out in the Climate Change Act 2022 (i.e. 1.5°C above preindustrial levels)" and "disclose its market-based Scope 2 GHG emissions, with transitional relief for the first three annual reporting periods" in which entities use ASRS 2. Reporting ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and will come into effect in 2026. It will place a levy to export goods to the EU based on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions used in making and shipping products. The EU CBAM will initially cover a number of specific products in some of ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the conference. Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative investor group that engages with 171 focus companies - the largest GHG emitters in the world - on their plans to decarbonise their companies, operations and products in line with the Paris Agreement. ...

Scope 3 emissions: an explainer for SMEs

ELISHA BRILLANTES, MEI LING HO  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... responsibility for their carbon footprint and to mitigate this impact, in particular their Scope 3 emissions. According to the GHG Protocol, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG Protocol) (a globally recognized standard for the measurement and management of GHG ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... International Energy Agency, data centres and data transmission networks accounted for 0.9% of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the strong growth in demand for data, including the use of artificial intelligence, points to ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... 2050 30% reduction in methane emissions below 2020 levels by 2030 Red meat: carbon neutral by 2030 Dairy: 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 Wine: net zero emissions by 2050 Pork: carbon positive and net zero waste to landfill by 2025 Grain: halved ...

China opposes UN calls for net zero shipping by 2050

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... accommodate the legitimate concerns of developing countries, and promote the formulation of a fair and practical greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction strategy and relevant measures for the international shipping industry." Guterres will convene a ...