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Government's Climate Active certification challenged over possible greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... year. The Australia Institute notes that the Climate Active scheme has certified Australian businesses including AGL, AGL, Energy Australia, Origin Energy, Ampol and Telstra. "However, polling by the Australia Institute published today shows that while ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $65 million in funding to a concentrated solar power plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. Vast Solar will construct VS1, a 30 MW / 288 MWh concentrated solar power (CSP). Funding for VS1 ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Mike Cannon-Brookes and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have backed an Australian startup that promises soil carbon sequestration via microbial technology. Loam has raised $105 million in Series B funding, with commitments from the CEFC ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... should be positioning itself as a sustainable finance hub, Reynolds added. "People talk about Australia being a renewable energy powerhouse, and of course we should be that," she said. "We have all of the natural resources that are required for the transition ...

IFM Investors commits to US biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... offtake contracts with investment grade commercial and industrial customers including Mercedes-Benz, Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Duke University. Biogas captures methane, which has a 25 times more harmful impact on atmospheric warming than CO2, IFM ...

US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Ohio, South Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Also joining the lawsuit are three energy companies - Liberty Energy, Liberty Oilfield Services, Western Energy Alliance, and one individual - James Copland. The 2022 ...

Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... emitters to keep their net direct emissions below a baseline emissions limit that corresponds to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme (NGERS). Companies must report their emissions under NGERS. The Clean Energy Regulator maintains the ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities because investors are not moving quick enough." In terms of going back to basics, Patel points to higher energy prices and their impacts on animal feed, fuel and fertilizer, but also highlights labour shortages, only partially attributable ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of close to zero mentions in 2018." Climate change related topics such as renewable energy, net zero, green capex, emissions reductions, carbon credits/offsets and the physical impacts of climate change make ...

Salary inflation a rising S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... with IML, Wood said. "We talk about safety issues and we get a lot of safety statistics, particularly in the resources and energy sectors, as it's obviously an important social and governance topic, and more and more it's important to companies ...