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Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Market Operator's (AEMO) 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities report was released this month, urging a faster transition to renewable energy. Citing a loss of reliable energy over the next decade due to projected coal plant closures, planned clean ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change for monetary policy, "the bank needs to understand how the physical effects of a changing climate and the transition to a lower emissions economy will affect inflation and its determinants. "Many of the physical and transition impacts ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... new requirement for companies to use a new checklist to disclose climate risk, as well as whether they have climate transition plans that align with ESG concerns. Reports for 2024 data are due out in 2025 and will apply to both finance and companies. ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Skills Australia is completing a Clean Energy Capacity Study to provide evidence and insights to support the workforce transition as the clean energy sector expands," the report said. "The Australian Government will also establish a new national Net ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... communities. She said that climate change is "causing the death of biodiversity" - but that now is not too late to act to transition away from fossil fuels. A farmer, scientist, and public figure from rural Australia, Molesworth witnessed first-hand ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... lacks an agreed framework for effectively managing modern slavery risks within renewable energy value-chains. "The transition to renewable energy must be a just transition," he said. "Without clarity on how to effectively manage modern slavery risks ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... insurance and worse overall economic conditions." "We've made really good progress, as I said, understanding how transition will change your portfolios, the businesses you invest in, and what it takes to allocate capital in the race to net zero," ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... chain, including engagement with stakeholders such as policymakers and other actors to address the sectoral barriers to transition" while "providing enhanced corporate disclosure on and implementing transition plans to deliver on robust targets." As ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Despite the welcome progress on climate, investors are calling for more accelerated climate action and more detailed transition plans. The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) has made progress towards coal phase out and renewable energy commitments ...

Blackstone closes record energy transition fund at $7.1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Closed at a hard cap of $7.1 billion, Blackstone Green Private Credit Fund III is the largest private credit energy transition fund ever raised. The fund is managed by Blackstone Credit's Sustainable Resources Platform, which provides private credit ...