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Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... executive actions of the previous administration. He exited the Paris Agreement and vowed to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. At least a dozen diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and LGBTQ+ and racial equity rights were ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... has signed nearly 100 executive orders including exiting the Paris Agreement and vowing to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. The local convener of CA100+, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), confirmed that Northern Trust withdrew ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... exploration, extraction, and infrastructure stand to gain as regulatory barriers are dismantled and investment in domestic production soars. Shares of US energy giants and mid-cap firms are likely poised for significant upward momentum as the markets ...

Green aluminium gets $2bn boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... investment will help fast-track the $5.1 billion industry to become a green export powerhouse. The Green Aluminium Production Credit incentivises aluminium smelters to transition to renewable energy by 2036. Aluminium smelting is highly energy intensive ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... essential charging infrastructure," it said. However, lower-than-expected demand from the EV sector has led to numerous production facilities shutting down, including BHP's Nickel West in October. Critical Minerals Association said while mine closures ...

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... projects of any country in the world with an estimated value of over $225bn. This has been spurred on by the Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive, Hydrogen Headstart Program, the Hubs Implementation scheme and other federal incentives. In the US, investment ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... investment, from modernising equipment and training to recalibrating supply chains and boosting domestic industrial production capacity." Catechis said the Russian war on Ukraine, for example, has compelled Europe and the broader global community to ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... energy, and gambling. For tobacco however, there is a 5% threshold for distribution revenue and a 0% threshold for production. Future Group also owns Future Super and Verve, which have been marketed as sustainable super funds, and have much more comprehensive ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... recent UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) session in South Korea. The biggest hurdles were the issues of production caps, program funding and chemical phaseout lists. The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty said despite the ...

Investors dismiss US federal court case

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... substantial shareholdings in all major listed US coal producers to influence company policies, causing reduced coal production and higher energy prices. In response, a BlackRock spokesperson told FS Sustainability the allegations are baseless. "The suggestion ...