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China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... COP28 China joined Australia in signing the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action, alongside 134 countries including Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, the UK and the US. The country did not join Australia ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... on the board of directors. Killen is the outgoing Chairman of London-based global natural capital asset management firm Climate Asset Management, and senior adviser at natural capital investment and advisory firm the Pollination Group. He takes up his ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Pure-play ethical investment manager Australian Ethical has announced $500,000 in grants for non-profits in the climate solutions space. The grants are part of the firm's annual allocation of 10% of its profits to fund environmental or social initiatives ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... include one of the biggest investment managers in the world Amundi, collectively own approximately 5% of Shell's stock. The climate resolution, co-filed with Europe-based green shareholder group Follow This, requests that the multinational oil and gas ...

NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... as the state of NSW has made "massive progress" on new renewable energy and battery capacity, according to think tank Climate Energy Finance. The state of NSW is considering whether to pay to extend the life of Eraring beyond its mooted closure date ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... at the WEF annual summit, leaders were called upon to demonstrate responsible leadership and cooperation in addressing climate change. Leaders gathered to discuss a sustainable plan to achieve a carbon-neutral and nature-positive world by 2050 while ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... It also listed "failure to effectively manage the development and use of AI" for the first time, as well as including "climate-related risks" - which has been included in its earnings reports since December Q4 2022. BlackRock flagged a total of 29 risks ...

$200m social housing catalyst for clean energy sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... rooftop solar PV capacity in the first six months compared to the previous year, according to the Clean Energy Regulator. Climate Council head of advocacy Jennifer Rayner said: "By helping people in NSW who are doing it tough to upgrade their appliances ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... 30% of their volume in unconventional oil and gas." This comes as BNP Paribas in December announced the launch of its Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt, supported by alignment of its asset management, corporate and institutional banking, and insurance ...

VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The federal government is backing a commericalisation initiative that will identify and fund projects to enhance drought resilience in Australian agriculture. Beanstalk AgTech has received a $10 million grant to develop the Drought Venture Studio, which ...