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HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... 300 companies to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. A participant in investor-led initiative Climate Action 100+, HESTA is encouraging the companies it invests in to accelerate ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... (CMI) CEO John Connor commented that the cancellation was "an important move that completes the switch to the Paris Agreement era for Australian policy and commitments. The task is now to accelerate climate investments so Australia can help achieve the ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... delivered consistent with Australia's international commitments and will contribute to achievement of Australia's Paris Agreement targets." The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such as ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... collaborate on the program to support governments to take all possible steps to mitigate climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and reduce exposure to risks associated with a failure to rapidly transition to a net zero global economy. Newly ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... emitters in the world - on their plans to decarbonise their companies, operations and products in line with the Paris Agreement. Nearly 50 Australian fund managers and asset owners belong to the organisation, and Australian focus companies include Adbri ...

Climate: debt rise, credit falls for 59 nations as early as 2030

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... found the only way to nearly eliminate the effect of climate change on ratings would be by following sStringent Paris Agreement-aligned climate policy consistent with limiting warming below 2°C and following representative concentration pathway (RCP) ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... prioritise climate change targets". It is projected that an investment of $50 trillion by 2050 is required to meet the Paris Agreement. This will be largely financed by governments, towards renewables. "The sovereign debt market is one of the largest ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... investment was set to increase over the coming decades. "We are unlikely to reach the 1.5 degree goals set out in the Paris Agreement," Bylander said. "We need to help societies adjust and adapt to living in a warmer world."

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... development banks (MDBs) have identified the financing activities most closely aligned with achieving the intent of the Paris Agreement while also defining financing coal- and peat-related activities as not aligned. The MDBs involved include the World ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... issue "green, social or sustainability bonds to support the Western Australian government's commitment to the Paris Agreement, reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and progressing the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development ...