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Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... case, the minister "did not dispute" the "very detailed" supporting evidence detailing the impact of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extraction and burning of coal on anthropogenic climate change, nor the effect of climate change on many ...

ACCC approves Origin Energy bid on renewable grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... accelerated roll-out of renewable energy generation, leading to a more rapid reduction in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. "The Brookfield Global Transition Fund has been specifically established to focus on the transition to renewable energy. Its ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... iron, steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, and hydrogen. Importers will need to report on embedded greenhouse gas emissions without paying any financial adjustment at this stage. Importers are asked to collect data for the fourth quarter of 2023. ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business as usual for all companies in Australia, it may be getting there. ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is likely to double by 2035, meaning that companies should act now to reduce or abate emissions, according to EY. EY has published Changing Gears: Australia's Carbon Market Outlook 2023, which is predicated ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... climate risk is improving for Australian companies, but is still not universal. Earlier, Climate Action 100+ reported that emissions at the 14 Australian companies are either continuing to rise or not declining significantly, according to their annual ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... change to increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events like bushfires, heatwaves and droughts. Larger high-emissions assets are becoming uninsurable. For example, IAG will cease coverage for all fossil fuel extraction or coal-fired power ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the end goal of containing global warming at 1.5° by 2050, according to the latest assessment by Climate Action 100+. Emissions at the 14 Australian companies are either continuing to rise or not declining significantly, according to the latest benchmark ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... climate solutions, with average implied temperature rises of 3.3°C versus 2.4°C. This was largely attributed to Scope 3 emissions. Hortense Bioy, global director of sustainability research commented: "The growth of climate-related funds over the past ...

Uni partnership to turbocharge innovation in CO2 product manufacturing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
An Australian university hopes to transform carbon dioxide emissions from the energy and manufacturing sectors into useful products or embed carbon into existing products. At Monash University, the Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub for ...