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Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... developing new resilience projects (like flood protection), and investing in dual-purpose technologies such as microgrids and energy storage. Infrastructure damage, supply chain disruptions and rising social unrest and polarisation represent global systemic ...

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... concerned about cyber-attacks (72%), as well as AI governance (35%). Housing affordability and supply (33%), government energy policy (25%), national skills shortages (83%), and board diversity (51%) are also top of mind for directors. AICD chief economist ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... says Lin, but "Despite its profound impact, the agri-food sector is often overshadowed by more visible industries like energy and transportation." By investing in production efficiency, energy efficiency, carbon sequestration in croplands and grasslands ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... found the world has gone backwards on fossil fuel emissions compared to last year, despite the bigger push into renewable energy over the same period. CSIRO's Dr Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Budget, said there has been a ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
A former Australian Ethical exec has circled back to the responsible investing space, meanwhile an energy giant's top science expert quits in protest over alleged unsubstantiated net zero claims. Former Australian Ethical CIO David Macri has left Mason ...

Podcast: Environmental impact of artificial intelligence with Prabhakar Srinivasan

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... stay - it's everywhere, in our workplaces and even in our homes. However, the datacentres used in AI churns through energy and leaving behind a hefty carbon footprint, especially when we consider scope 3 emissions. Today, we're thrilled to welcome ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Nuclear energy is a non-starter and Canberra needs to lift its game on environmental policies, leading 'Teal' independents told a climate summit. Speaking at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit last Friday, independent MPs Zoe ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... possible impact of the US elections with a more measured lens. The first session was all about the musical chairs of renewable energy fund flow: If US does not become the next renewable energy superpower, can Australia be in the running? All the ingredients ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... critical [minerals] technology," said Monique Miller, chief investment officer, of renewables and sustainable finance at Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Fortune Business Insights forecast last month that the global battery energy storage market size ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... independent statuary body advising the government on this target and plan. CCA chair Matt Kean, a former NSW Treasurer and energy minister, said sector pathways are critical to achieving Australia's ambitious path towards net zero. In a speech to ...