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Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to 1.5°C. "While we welcome and celebrate this positive move, setting a target is only the beginning," Queensland Conservation Council director Dave Copeman stated. "We now urge opposition leader David Crisafulli and the LNP to put the state's interests ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... change adaptation, environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use, biodiversity conservation, sustainable water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Sovereign green bonds ...

New advisory body for nature investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) CEO Simon O'Connor, ClimateWorks CEO Anna Skarbek, and Australian Land Conservation Alliance CEO Jody Gunn. NAB global sustainable finance head David Jenkins, ANZ sustainable finance head Katharine Tapley ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... developer and buyer Blue Carbon, focusing on mitigation and carbon removal initiatives. The initiatives will help conservation, restoration, and enhancement of coral reefs, seagrass ecosystems, and marine biodiversity.

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... it with both hands," Rayner said. She called on Canberra to amend its 1999 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to ban the development of fossil fuel projects.

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Government's National Landcare Program investing $1 billion over the next four years in sustainable agriculture, conservation, oceans research, and support for First Nations waterways. He urged government to further develop nature-positive policies ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... loans, or 22% of bank lending, are highly exposed to nature-related risk. Ernst & Young Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation released a report finding that banks that are invested in agriculture, property, resources, and energy, are most ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Growing awareness in finance regarding nature conservation and the opportunities related to natural capital is increasingly top of mind for investors. FS Sustainability recently hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts ...

Warakirri AM properties certified sustainable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... managers such as ourselves. The standard is built around 13 principles: Sustainable Agriculture; Soil Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use, Air Quality and Climate Change; Waste and Material Management ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... countries at COP26 in 2021. The initiative included £14 billion (AU$25 billion) of public and private funds for conservation efforts. In addition, 28 countries have committed to ensuring trade in globally important commodities such as palm oil, cocoa ...