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"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... nuclear power into the grid. The Minister for Climate Change and Energy made the address at the National Press Club in Canberra this week. He blamed the previous government for inaction, and said the Albanese government is working to protect Australia ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... biodiversity UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16 CBD) in Colombia later this year. Canberra on Friday committed to set a national '30 by 30' target to protect and conserve 30% of land and marine areas ...

Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Coalition of Peaks is currently consulting on the design of a First Nations Economic Partnership with Treasury. The aim is to improve access to capital markets and employment opportunities and address legislative or policy barriers that hinder that ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Canberra is at odds with state governments over assessing emissions for coal and gas project approval. Contradictory approvals processes pose a risk of investment security downgrading, responsible investment and sustainability specialist Desiree Lucchese ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Canberra's strategic industrial response to the US Inflation Reduction Act - totals over $21 bn. To boost critical minerals, Canberra will invest $8.8 bn over the decade, and introduce a $7 bn Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive from 2027. ...

Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... strategies. "It's all about institutionalising some of that long-term thinking," Rooney said. The regulation that Canberra is rolling out is the next step in a long line of frameworks and roadmaps that stretch back to the (recent) inception of climate ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Canberra warns if businesses don't step up it will revise legislation surrounding product stewardship and the circular economy to boost investor confidence. But environment minister Tanya Plibersek concedes that sometimes threats are as effective as ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A group of Australia's most influential finance groups overseeing $80 trillion have joined up in support for Canberra's proposed law to mandate climate disclosures. The Treasury Law Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Albanese's Future Made in Australia Act is a much-needed signal to promote competition, resiliency, productivity, and attract capital, investors say. The new on-shore manufacturing laws give the green light for superannuation funds and other institutional ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... building true resilience for businesses in a rapidly evolving global landscape." In response to this and similar findings, Canberra recently released its first Sustainable Finance Capability Framework - upskilling the finance sector on sustainability. ...