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Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Index, the option excludes nuclear energy and uranium, old growth forest logging, tobacco, weapons, and banks and new fossil fuel projects not aligned with the Paris Agreement. Scoring silver, Russell Investments-managed Nationwide Super Employer Responsible ...

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
US investment in new clean technologies dropped sharply in the first nine months of 2024 from US$42 billion to $16.2bn; energy investors say this could be a golden opportunity for Australia. If current trends continue, the US will fall short of its ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
As we bid farewell to another year in responsible investing, here's a countdown of the most-read articles on FS Sustainability. Which ones did you miss? CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger In September, CareSuper announced it would abandon Spirit ...

Investors "not interested" in nuclear

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... ongoing sanctions against Russia," Buckley said. "Australia's energy prices have surged since 2022 because of fossil fuel hyperinflation. Renewables are the solution." Just 5% of people living in renewable energy zones would embrace living near nuclear ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... a long-term investment, and we have a responsibility to safeguard our members from the asset risks associated with fossil fuel companies and other harmful industries," Davis said. Scientific Beta deputy CEO and index director Daniel Aguet said the strategy ...

Regional just transition plan names CEO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... inaugural CEO for the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA), the government agency focused on ensuring a fair transition for fossil fuel-dependent regions, investors, and communities as Australia shifts to renewable energy. Shankey, a seasoned energy policy ...

Podcast: How Trump will impact global clean energy and climate finance with Lachlan Carey

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels). Trump himself believes climate change is a "scam", and just last week he picked climate sceptic and fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to lead his energy department. Lachlan shines a light on the next four years for the planet under Trump. ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... did not cause." Running from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the summit was infiltrated by more than 1770 fossil fuel lobbyists, according to Kick Big Polluters Out coalition; as well as almost 500 lobbyists for controversial carbon capture ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. So far, COP29 chief executive Elnur Soltanov was caught on film promoting fossil fuel deals, the President of the host nation said in a speech that oil and gas is a "gift from god", and lobbyists of controversial ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible for 35% of global emissions and this figure rises to 45% in South Asia and 50% in Southeast Asia. Even if fossil fuel use was ceased today, global food emissions alone could push us past 1.5°C, according to research published in Nature. ...