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Will service stations be stranded assets?

TIM JOHNSTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 to meet reductions ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and investors can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes that will help accelerate the necessary transition to net zero emissions." Peter van der Werf, Advisory Committee member and head of engagement at Robeco, commented that since 2022 both national ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Reserve Bank of Australia has committed to a 2030 net zero target for all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Speaking at the Sir Leslie Melville Lecture in Canberra, incoming governor Michele Bullock announced the target and said the central bank is ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... investor objectives. "ESG can take many forms," McNeil says. "Some investors want a non-financial objective such as emissions reduction, or a risk management framework screening out [the] worst performers." The EU, McNeil says, is faced with demonstrating ...

Asia ahead in Science Based Targets race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the SBTi shows the enormous demand from the business world for credible, ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As catastrophic floods in Pakistan to deadly heatwaves in Europe in 2022 demonstrated, the human and economic costs of climate ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... information... and that requires someone who can interpret what should be included within the scope of a particular company's emissions boundary, for example, is it is it appropriate to include something in scope three, is it relevant to the disclosure ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... physical risks of climate change are already unavoidable," the report said. "Sustained action across adaptation and emissions reduction will be required to maintain productivity and fiscal sustainability as well as achieve better social and environmental ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... equity. CUE is a metric developed by global collaborative body The Green Grid and measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced per unit of IT energy consumed within a data centre. AirTrunk said it will invest all margin incentives from the ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... board's accountability and oversight of climate change risk" as well as take action to "actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, including engagement with stakeholders such as policymakers and other actors to address the sectoral ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 supply chain mapping ...