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$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... more of the focus companies' climate transition plans, including setting short-term science-based targets and immediate emissions reductions with demonstrable progress towards coal phase out," Mikula-Wright said "For transition plans to be credible ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, "not all net zero commitments are equal" and significant Scope 3 emissions disclosure gaps remain. New research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Promises, pathways & ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... following representative concentration pathway (RCP) 2.6. RCP 2.6 is considered a "very stringent" pathway to reach zero emissions by 2100. High emissions scenarios lead to 59 downgrades by 2030, with an average reduction of 0.68 notches, rising to 81 ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... to court. Woodside claims the reservoir contains less than 0.1% carbon dioxide, arguing LNG can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30% on a lifecycle basis, reducing nitrous oxide emissions, and eliminating fine particulate matter and sulphur dioxide ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... million investment from the $650 million NZ government Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund, and with Fonterra to cut emissions at six dairy factories by half by 2030 through up to $90 million from the GIDI Fund. The Ardern government banned offshore oil ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... (NRF) board. The NRF will invest in manufacturing projects cross seven priority investment areas - renewables and low emissions technologies; medical science; transport; value-add in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors; value-add in resources ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... material risks for bondholders; transition risks will be exacerbated the longer Australia takes to commit to a net zero emissions target and the longer it takes to implement effective measures to reach net zero; not disclosing climate change risks to ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A carbon tax where cash proceeds are redirected back into the Australian economy would help Australia achieve its emissions reductions goals, and also provide economic benefits. New research to be published in September's issue of the Journal of Cleaner ...

Scope 3 emissions: an explainer for SMEs

ELISHA BRILLANTES, MEI LING HO  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... businesses to take responsibility for their carbon footprint and to mitigate this impact, in particular their Scope 3 emissions. According to the GHG Protocol, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG Protocol) (a globally recognized standard for the measurement ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... transition risk, rather than physical risk. Emmi is a tech platform that provides institutional investors with financed emissions and transition risk analysis across major asset classes Lebbon told FS Sustainability that the distinction between physical ...