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NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... as the state of NSW has made "massive progress" on new renewable energy and battery capacity, according to think tank Climate Energy Finance. The state of NSW is considering whether to pay to extend the life of Eraring beyond its mooted closure date ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... It also listed "failure to effectively manage the development and use of AI" for the first time, as well as including "climate-related risks" - which has been included in its earnings reports since December Q4 2022. BlackRock flagged a total of 29 risks ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Investors and regulators could be liable for trillions of dollars in potential damages from climate lawsuits - but are failing to take this threat into account when evaluating risks to their investments. Investors are focusing on physical and transition ...

Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Super funds with more than $5 billion in assets under management will have to report on the financial impacts of climate change from 1 July 2026, according to mandatory climate risk reporting legislation proposed by government. Treasury released the ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... with initiatives like the Net Zero Asset Managers Commitment and the Paris Aligned Asset Owners Initiative and Climate Action 100+ initiative. Paterson calls on policymakers and corporations to work together "to minimise the risks of a disorderly transition" ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and natural collapse. Economists warn we are entering a new age of low-growth and low-cooperation, which will hold back climate ambition and halt human development, and compound conflict and humanitarian crises. Experts predict that these factors, coupled ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Current financial regulations and central banking activities have an outsized focus on climate, and neglect broader impacts such as biodiversity loss and its effects on communities who rely on nature for their livelihoods. While progress has been made ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... December: Australia was among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
If 2023 marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, biodiversity and modern slavery, 2024 is poised to be the year of ESG integration, consolidated reporting, legislative compliance, supply chain due diligence, and managing artificial ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has now officially fulfilled its remit and disbanded. As of November 2023, the TCFD website will no longer be updated or monitored but will remain available with resources for materials ...