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A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly in the middle of the day "increased the occurrence of negative prices in the NEM to its highest ever level, 19% of all dispatch intervals. All regions in the NEM saw an increase in negative price occurrences." Q&A with Gilles Walgenwitz ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... impacts of climate change". This creates "uncertainty about whether the fiscal impacts of climate change may affect (if at all) the value of Commonwealth Government Securities". The statement then references some of the work the government is doing to ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... require at least 50% co-ownership with First Nations groups. Critical mineral extraction, wind, and solar energy developments all implicate Indigenous lands and communities across Canada, including 20% of Canada's electricity infrastructure. FNMPC ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities for these communities," Parker said "But only if properly executed." Victoria, South Australia and Queensland have all developed their own transition plans. While trade unions have been consulting with governments, businesses, workforces ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... approve" new coal mines and gas wells. "There is no way a responsible government could call this a win. It's devastating for us all. "I am alarmed that under our law as it currently stands, it is somehow not our environment minister's job to protect ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... in risk reduction through mitigation and adaptation. Extreme weather, rising seas, decarbonisation, economics, and politics all impact the sector. These issues are triggering enormous changes in how we power our economy, build supply chains, disclose ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... some input into that and we are also interested in the overall COP15 biodiversity COP, particularly the objective of 30% of all ecosystems under conservation management as well as other areas of conservation measures." The ISFC have also published a ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... is because "ESG requirements about fossil fuels have become quite narrow... it's not just, a $100 million loan for a coal mine - it's down to service providers, so the window of exposure to fossil fuel industry is becoming more significant." ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... trillion I (AUD $12.2 trillion) in assets under management (AUM) will collaborate on the program to support governments to take all possible steps to mitigate climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and reduce exposure to risks associated with ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... credible transition plan. To date, only Hong Kong headquartered CLP Holdings has provided a specific phase-out schedule for all coal-based assets by 2040. AIGCC CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright commented that since the AUEP was launched in 2021 collaborative ...