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Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... gambling their transition plans on CCS. Under the Paris Agreement, nations must limit warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels - and pursue efforts to halt warming to 1.5C. However, Bloomberg says we are unlikely to reach the goal of 1.5C ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) carries material financial risks. The opportunity lies in consumer and industrial sectors which are crying out for viable alternatives to 'forever chemicals' that accumulate and do not break down in ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... obligations under the Safeguard Mechanism Act." The Safeguard Mechanism applies to more than 200 of Australia's largest industrial facilities, including oil and gas producers, mining, and heavy industry - those that emit more than 100,000 tonnes ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... treaty to keep warming this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius - preferably under 1.5 degrees Celsius - above pre-industrial levels. Over 80 countries - around half the world's population - go to the polls this year, resulting in a mass change in ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... expertise. The "world-first" low-carbon plant will produce ammonia, used for power generation, marine fuels and as an industrial feedstock. Starting in 2025, it will use natural gas, transitioning to 95% carbon capture by 2026. The investment exceeds ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... objectives. "QIC manages a significant portfolio of real estate with core and core plus exposures to retail, office and industrial, and Deborah will continue to drive value for our investors across our funds and growing SMA offering, enabling us to work ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Investors are preparing for some market turbulence in the US after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race for President against Donald Trump. American Century chief investment officer Rich Weiss said Biden's decision to withdraw as the Democratic ...

Microsoft makes largest ever offset purchase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The credits are facilitated by STRATOS, 1PointFive's first industrial-scale DAC facility currently under construction in Texas. Last year Microsoft purchased removals from Heirloom, which is ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... innovation; it is a paradigm shift towards creating life-like human tissue models in the lab, which are scalable to industrial requirements and fully compatible with current automated systems. Meinert said the impact of the technology extends beyond ...

DEI peak body firms up leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... board of directors. Sunita Gloster replaces Ming Long as chair, as she has moved to the the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency. Gloster is a diversity advocate, a sought-after ...