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Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... the materials used in PV. Deng is the Australian Photovoltaics Institute's representative on Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's (DCCEEW) E-Stewardship working group, and represented Australia at the International ...

The implications of Australia's new carbon emissions target for bond investors

DAVID MCNEILL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... binding emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 were set by Australia's House of Representatives as part of a Climate Change Bill. This provides overarching legislation to implement Australia's net-zero commitments and codifies its targets under ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... believe investors can help shape a better future," Rahmani said. "The challenges facing our society -including climate change, resource management, financial inequality and disparity in living standards - require purposeful capital investment to enable ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... moderator was Ocean Decade Australia co-founder Jas Chambers and speakers Nicky Landsbergen, partner with EY's climate change and sustainability services team, Ethinvest director of philanthropy Blair Palese, South Pole climate action head Thomas ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... ASFI taxonomy framework report came through strongly in the final report, said Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. "There's some debate around the sequencing and ordering of the development, with ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... lot faster than many in the business and wider community thought it would," said Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice. "We're actually seeing a pretty decent amount of engagement from the business community ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The Australia Pacific region is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) giving a stark warning that the world must act now to limit the worst effects. The IPCC has released its AR6 ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... industrial emitters in July 1 2023 following industry consultation on reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, with Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen stating the scheme will end "10 years of policy dysfunction" on climate action.

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... (WWF) and is aimed at enabling companies to set greenhouse gas emissions targets to 2050 in line with containing climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It is seen as a rigorous voluntary framework with established targets for accomplishments in interim ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... released its annual Climate Survey, a study of how investors approach the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The survey covers 300 of the world's largest institutional and wholesale investors in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific ...