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EPBC Act reforms offer clearer decarbonisation pathway: Fund manager

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... destructive loopholes that have allowed native forest logging to escape national oversight, a recognition that some fossil fuel projects should not be fast-tracked, and some checks on handing approval powers to states and territories." "We are also encouraged ...

Australia emerges as corporate climate leader: MSCI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... Australia is positioned as a top performer in the APAC region. The research found that in Australia power generators and fossil fuel produces face some of the highest financial pressures to decarbonise in the region, driven by global coal phase-outs ...

The rich fuel climate crisis with investments: World Inequality Lab

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... goes on to suggest several ways to tackle the issues. The first is banning new "domestic dirty investments," like fossil fuel exploration to halt the expansion of carbon-intensive infrastructure, beginning with restrictions on foreign investments. "Countries ...

Young people sue Canadian pension giant alleging climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... its net zero commitment, which it did this year, and failing to disclose its investment-level risk assessments for fossil fuel investments and all its portfolio-level analysis of climate-related financial risks. CPP Investments is the sixth largest pension ...

Matt Kean calls for greater private investment in transition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean has called for more private market investment in the nation's energy transition at the IGCC Summit 2025. "Getting money out the door is the first thing. This is going to be a huge challenge, and we're going ...

UniSuper reduces its fossil fuel exposure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
UniSuper reduced its fossil fuel investments to 1.8% in FY25, down from 2.4% the previous year. In its annual climate report, the super fund said it achieved this by decreasing exposure to oil and gas pipeline revenue through the sell-down of APA Group ...

Fiducian sued for greenwashing in ESG fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
ASIC has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management, alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance ...

Climate finance groups call for stronger regulations

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... inspiration in Carney's speech, Lloyd's of London has announced it will not discourage insurance coverage for new coal and fossil fuel projects. Closer to home, Australian Super, has reinvested in coal. It is the biggest investor in Whitehaven Coal after ...

Australian investors to struggle to meet 2035 climate targets: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
A new report by BMI reveals a disparity between 2035 climate targets set by the Australian government, and existing policies for implementation. Following recommendations made by the Climate Change Authority (CCA), the federal government recently announced ...

Government hands down 2035 climate target

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... nowhere near what is needed to secure our survival. Not only that, it doesn't address the enormous burden of Australia's fossil fuel exports, the consequences of which the children of the Pacific will have to bear." The announcement was, however, welcomed ...