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Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... including US-listed companies like First Solar and Enphase Energy, whose share prices have fallen significantly. Critical minerals like copper, and renewable energy-powered data centres, are also being pursued when market valuations are favourable. "Companies ...

Government creates $1bn green iron fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and steel production is responsible for 8% of the globe's emissions, with iron accounting for 90% of this. However, the Minerals Institute of Western Australia says a single green iron plant could add a cumulative $85 billion to GDP, an additional $2.4 ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Reports from consultancy Rho Motion reveal that battery minerals supply is too high for EV demand - here's why analysts say that might not be such a bad thing. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries ...

Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... world's most sought-after rare earth elements used to make EVs, wind turbines, robotics, and drones. "Rare earth minerals are strategically important resources that are crucial to modern economies and the global transition to net zero," NRFC chair ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... corporate adaptation strategies will rise as the energy transition opens new investment opportunities. In Australia, critical minerals mining will be a priority to drive the transition, Bioy says. Lower interest rates, the EU's first Green Bond Standard ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Leske echoed this sentiment, reiterating that the link between nature impacts and Indigenous communities is vital. 54% of minerals critical to clean energy infrastructure are on or near Indigenous land. "FPIC is an established framework that is increasingly ...

Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia Fund passed Parliament late last week. It will fuel local manufacturing of clean energy assets and critical minerals essential to battery storage. The bills establish the voluntary Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to authenticate low-emissions ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... ingredients are there. "Australia has a natural resource endowment. We already have one-third of the world's critical minerals in the form of resources in the ground. We have a highly skilled workforce, a highly developed economy where we're ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... costs come down a lot, then the battery plus solar configuration will really be a major competitor to wind and critical [minerals] technology," said Monique Miller, chief investment officer, of renewables and sustainable finance at Clean Energy Finance ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... (ICMM), the Mining Association of Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) and the WGC, with involvement from the Minerals Council of Australia as a TSM partner association. The two projects aim to simplify the landscape around voluntary industry-led ...