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No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... materials and emissions intensive industries. The report identifies three strong opportunities for Australia: clean, low-carbon heavy industry, including first stage iron processing for use as an input to electric arc furnace (EAF) steel production ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... abundant Aussie wind and sunshine to power more of our driving, cooking and heating, simultaneously slashing energy bills and carbon emissions." The Budget also included previously announced measures, such as an additional $4.3 million for ASIC to crack ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... centres, CEFC said. The CEFC noted that as part of the strategy SAF ll "will work with investee companies to understand their carbon footprint and identify decarbonisation pathways in line with reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030 - and to ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... development done the right way, in places that can handle it." "The next best answer after yes is a fast no." Reforms to the carbon offsets system The government will introduce reforms to the carbon offsets system to ensure that offsets benefit nature. ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... have a crucial responsibility to aid in an equitable and fair transition process," ACSI said. "The transition to a low carbon economy is the most significant transformation of our economy since the Industrial Revolution," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... The concept of a circular economy presents both risks and rewards for investors in the transition to a sustainable, low carbon economy. At the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual conference in Sydney, advisory members of the Circular ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... offshore wind. There are also opportunities to develop downstream skills in the industry towards hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage in depleted oil and gas fields under the North Sea. "Ensure jobs are well paid and people are reskilled ...

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Holcim New Zealand has officially launched a low-carbon cement replacement facility in Auckland. Lower carbon cement products backed by third-party verified environmental certification, ECOPlanet and ENVIROCore, will be manufactured as part of a brand ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... 2016, the report notes. While serving as a critical mineral for electrification of energy systems and transition to a lower carbon global economy, nickel mining "raises concerns about pollution, indigenous rights, GHG emissions, and working conditions," ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... company's existing ESG strategy and services offering. "Nature-based solutions will be integral to transitioning to a low-carbon economy and adapting our communities and infrastructure to our changing climate," he said. "We acknowledge the intrinsic ...