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Deutsche Bank finances Taiwan's largest offshore wind farm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... households) annually. Taiwan has a goal to develop 5.7 GW of offshore windfarms by 2025 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Total project cost is estimated to be US$6.5 billion, of which approximately US$3.6 billion is being raised ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investors are most exposed. These specialists are being recruited to work closely with portfolio companies to reduce emissions. Industry leaders say that individuals and teams need to be tasked with delivering on specific aspects of ESG-related strategy ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... are based on five key climate considerations - "company exposure to green revenues, fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions, as well as companies' climate governance activities (aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures' ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "Of our global portfolio of companies, 19 of 25 companies have set net zero targets and 20 now report on scope 3 emissions, up from seven the prior year. "The GTCF reinforces our momentum towards our goals as we aim to have a final close for Series ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... regulator-only action against directors and reporting entities in relation to forward-looking statements and Scope 3 emissions possible during this time. Lawyers, activists and interest groups have labelled this proposed phase-in approach a "ban" on ...

Podcast: Going nuclear with Phillip Hudak

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... about going for the nuclear option, it's rarely a positive sign. But is nuclear power a solution to the reliable, emissions-free power generation that our global economy requires to transition to a net zero world? Here to talk about how a new push ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Energetics Decarbonising Australia's national energy market is a central tenant to achieving the goal of reducing carbon emissions in line limiting global warming to 1.5°C. But there is investment risk related to the timing of when renewable energy ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investing in growth-stage companies that collectively avoid or remove one gigaton (1GT) of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, from the date of investment to 2050. It invests in private companies across the transport, energy, circular economy, and sustainable ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... training and education, and create 59,000 jobs with the goal to get the state to 95% renewables by 2035. Victoria has an emissions reduction target of net zero emissions by 2045. The first investment by the SEC will be $1 billion towards building 4.5 ...

Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... increased claims on insurers and write-downs for investors - as we are now observing. Internationally, direct exposures to emissions-intensive businesses are largest for investment funds, followed by insurers, and then banks." Jones noted that APRA has ...