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Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... "The Chinese decarbonisation value chain is already subject to high tariffs, and as a consequence no Chinese electric vehicles are being sold in the US. But large numbers of EVs are being sold in China itself," Cooper said. "China's large and fast-growing ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... against the backdrop of an expanding global EV market. According to the Electric Vehicle Council, demand for electric vehicles in Australia has never been higher with a record 114,000 new EVs sold in 2024. "We're expecting the adoption of electric ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... HESTA, by way of its mandate with the former, will take a 49% stake in Splend Group, a provider of subscription electric vehicles. IFM Investors has made the investment via its Growth Partners Fund 2, with HESTA and others also investing in Splend, which ...

Powering AI: An opportunity for investors?

HAMISH CHAMBERLAYNE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... artificial intelligence (AI) growth. The power demands of AI, combined with the impacts of reindustrialisation, electric vehicles (EVs), and the transition to renewable energy, sees the technology represent a significant investment opportunity across ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... asset classes in carbon-abating technologies, like clean energy generation and storage, transition minerals, electric vehicles, and turbines and solar PV. Even if the US exit the Paris Agreement under Trump, which could hurt global emissions in the next ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... environmental issues and opportunities. At least 40% of their revenues must come from environmental themes, like electric vehicles (EVs) or renewable energy. Its top holdings include Tesla, Digital Realty Trust, Enphase Energy, and Samsung SDI. Addressing ...

Tech giant hits environment target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... using product-materials that are less carbon intensive, opting for low-carbon shipping tariffs and investing in electric vehicles in its car fleet. For its owned and operated buildings, PUMA buys renewable energy tariffs and renewable energy attribute ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will fund electric vehicles and EV infrastructure. Angle Auto Finance and Europcar Mobility Group are the main recipients, snatching up a respective $50 ...

La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon neutrality initiatives; sustainable transport initiatives involving the conversion of vehicle fleet to electric vehicles; Green Building Council of Australia's Green Star Communities certification including employment, water and waste initiatives ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... decades as renewable power dominates the energy mix with increasing investments and decarbonisation driven by electric vehicles. McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2023 predicts that renewables cost will decline, however current active policies are ...