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Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... market exposure," Aberdeen explained. "ESG screening will remain, with restrictions on tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal and companies in violation of global norms such as the UN Global Compact, as well as ESG laggards based on our proprietary ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... enforce new legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks. According to the organisation, coal, oil and gas corporations, which are responsible for up to three quarters of Australia's climate pollution, take billions ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Morgan Pickett, a policy analyst at Market Forces said: "Australia's biggest bank has officially ended any new finance for coal whether for power or making steel unless it's proven to be compatible with a safe and liveable climate." Meanwhile, Westpac ...

Capacity Investment Scheme supercharged for energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... and Yallourn closures. Project developments need to start now to ensure replacement capacity is delivered on time before coal closures," Bashir said. "Storage must also be coordinated. Large storage can be used to enhance capacity on existing transmission ...

Authorities are now accountable for caused climate damage

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... the while, communities in Australia and across the Pacific pay the price," Delaney continued. "The government must make big coal, oil and gas corporations pay their fair share for the damage they are causing, and support communities harmed by climate-driven ...

Former board member kickstarts crowdfunding for CalPERS probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board member is seeking to launch an independent investigation into the pension fund for alleged mismanagement and misconduct and hopes to raise the funds to do so via GoFundMe. Margaret ...

Net zero more important than energy costs: Economists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... embedded in the safeguard mechanism applied to heavy industry, while 50% opted for firm commitments to not extend the life of coal-fired plants. Twenty-two percent backed direct government funding of the preferred forms of generation and transmission ...

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... launched the Retire Big Oil campaign. The campaign asks the US$5 billion ($7.7bn) SAG-Producers Pension Plan to phase out its coal, oil and gas holdings. It notes that while many public and private pension funds the world over have committed to divestment ...

Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle. The ...

Podcast: From coal to carbon - planting seeds of the future

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar speaks with Raf Wood, co-managing director of Silva Capital, on the evolution of Australia's carbon market and Silva's latest update on their carbon credit projects. They explore the ...