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Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and conflict of interest as theoretically, the Australian government would both be regulating the approval of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) as well as purchasing ACCUs to abate public service carbon emissions. The Department Climate Change ...

Will service stations be stranded assets?

TIM JOHNSTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... commonly held perception that they will ultimately be stranded assets. With the transport sector accounting for 14% of global carbon emissions (refer Figure 1), internal combustion engines (ICEs) are directly in the firing line of governments seeking ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... greater the real economic costs will be of bringing inflation back down." Bullock explained that the transition to a lower carbon economy, particularly in the energy transition, may also impact inflation. "This is because energy prices have a sizeable ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of Pathzero, an Australian technology company that provides institutional asset owners access to relevant and reliable carbon information in their private market investment portfolios. "There's a massive lack of data, collaboration, and expertise," ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... integrated shelterbelts, native foods, biofortified crops, integrated perennial plants, improved land management, cropland carbon sequestration, and degraded land restoration. "I do believe that we are living in a time where we need to grow courage to ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... expansion across the region." AirTrunk's SLL links the company's financing to environmental and social commitments include carbon usage effectiveness (CUE), operating power usage effectiveness (PUE), operating water usage effectiveness (WUE), gender ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... information as a way to tackle the challenge. "We're in 60 countries, so mapping that supply chain is incredibly complex,"... Carbon emissions is a critical component... mapping emissions through spend information is a really good way to begin your ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions. Just small minority account for all their emissions - Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Additionally, 41 companies disclosed using a carbon price in investment and capital decision-making - an increase of 41% from last year. "Net zero targets don't mean ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the project a "climate bomb" and took the energy giant to court. Woodside claims the reservoir contains less than 0.1% carbon dioxide, arguing LNG can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30% on a lifecycle basis, reducing nitrous oxide emissions ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability" because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were also stated to apply to companies involved in alcohol production ...