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Carbon markets heat up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The beginning of 2024 has seen a maturing carbon market attracting greater attention from stakeholders across various sectors, indicating a surge in demand in both voluntary and compliance markets. Xpansiv invests in Evident US energy market infrastructure ...

ASX tapped to develop Aussie carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... large-scale generation certificates (LGCs), the CER said. Meanwhile, the CER has selected Trovio Group to develop and deliver a unit and certificate register. "Trovio Group brings a wealth of experience delivering advanced technology architecture," said ...

Forestry fund raises $450m for natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
A global investment manager is targeting one million tonnes of carbon abatement over the next decade by harnessing Australia's natural capital. New Forests, manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, completed the first close ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has now officially fulfilled its remit and disbanded. As of November 2023, the TCFD website will no longer be updated or monitored but will remain available with resources for materials ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Global public and private funding directly damages nature reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... there is value in a voluntary market-based mechanism for nature-positive activities alongside the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) framework, but it should be in addition to, rather than a substitute for, public investment and regulatiosn. "The exclusion ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the fifth in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics Moving past ambitious net zero targets, investors are now focusing on how companies will get from here to 2050 and how robust their transition plans are. ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
At COP28 leaders are highlighting the need to make climate finance more accessible and affordable. Water featured for only the second time at a COP, and several emerging economies launched carbon market initiatives. Adaptation and inclusion COP28 saw ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The first day of COP28 culminated in a landmark deal to help the most vulnerable emerging economies pay for the impacts of climate change. The initial funding is close to US$429m. Host nation the United Arab Emirates and Germany both pledged US$100 ...