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Energy market not fit for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The National Electricity Market (NEM) is not fit to attract the $122 billion required for the net zero transition, according to the Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG). Market settings are outdated and built for the coal and gas era, says CEIG chief ...

NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... 1.15% interest rate discount for farmers to reduce operational emissions through $1-5 million loans. "Our transition to net zero emissions offers important growth potential right across our economy," said CEFC executive director, debt markets Richard ...

ESG pay skyrockets - but gap widens

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... prepared for sustainability reporting - and half still rely on spreadsheets for ESG data capture. "Climate change [and] net zero, and reporting and disclosures were listed as the two main ESG priorities for FY25," said Evans. "Anecdotal evidence suggests ...

Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Ian Learmonth said. And in the coming year, it plans to invest in "projects and technologies that will take us towards net zero," Learmonth said. Last month, Canberra pledged $2 billion to the green bank, taking its total investment to $32.5 billion ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... support a ban, as do the major industry associations. Specialist fund manager Impax Asset Management, which invests in the net zero transition with US$46.7 billion in assets under management, said there are "no safeguards that would adequately preserve ...

Podcast: Net zero infrastructure, data centres and renewable integration with David Scaysbrook

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
With energy efficiency highlighted as a global priority at COP29, asset managers are faced with a big task: to align their strategies to meet new international standards. Joining us today is David Scaysbrook, co-founder and managing partner of Quinbrook ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... earth minerals are strategically important resources that are crucial to modern economies and the global transition to net zero," NRFC chair Martijn Wilder said. The $2.6 billion project - Australia's first ore-to-oxide rare earths processing operation ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... has bowed to US political pressure and hit pause after the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), which has over 300 members, announced it would suspend operations to review its model ahead of US President-elect ...

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... labels for investment products. "RIAA's Certification Program has seen an increase in the use of terms like 'net zero,' 'Paris-aligned,' 'low carbon,' and 'green energy' to describe investment products," RIAA co-chief ...