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Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... produce ammonia, used for power generation, marine fuels and as an industrial feedstock. Starting in 2025, it will use natural gas, transitioning to 95% carbon capture by 2026. The investment exceeds Woodside's capital allocation target of 10% internal ...

Clean energy trends are "unstoppable"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... specific clean energy industries like solar and wind, complemented by exposure to more traditional energy sources (e.g., natural gas, nuclear power) that will still be needed to meet energy demand while alternative sources and technologies continue to ...

AI and crypto mining to drive energy opps: PGIM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... data centre that is next to a nuclear reactor. The fifth trend worth understanding is the global demand for liquified natural gas (LNG). Companies along the natural gas supply chain can provide attractive opportunities for investors. "Small US gas producers ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation will include hydrocarbons. "During those windless, sunless periods, the country still needs to rely on natural gas for 'dispatchable power'." Public-private partnership is the most effective tool to help countries meet their energy needs ...

Execs sceptical of 2050 net zero goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... identified as a leader in green investments. Due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the availability of low-cost natural gas feedstock, 79% of all executives view it as an attractive region for energy transition investments. Europe (65%) and Australia ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... GX plan encourages financial flows to technologies not fully IPCC-aligned, including thermal power such as liquid natural gas, ammonia co-firing with coal, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage. It also encourages flows to hybrid vehicles, while maintaining ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... range of landmark investments across renewable power, business transformation, carbon capture and storage, renewable natural gas, and nuclear services opportunities. "All investments are managed to science-based sector pathways for net zero and the total ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) was pulled up for making misleading environmental claims about natural gas as a fuel source. The Advertising Standards Community Panel deemed that a series of television ads by APPEA that ran in ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels for 95% of its energy as of the latest available data in 2020. Hong Kong firm Power Assets Holding used natural gas a way to reduce its dependence on coal and oil. However, despite setting goals to decrease gas from 53% in 2016 to 24% in ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... developing countries transition their economies to net zero. The final agreement has been criticised for positioning natural gas as a bridge energy source and identifies carbon capture, utilisation and storage as a solution for emissions reduction. "Whilst ...