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Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... forthcoming COP28. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), more commonly referred to as COP28, will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference ...

COP28 Unveiled: Assessing Global Climate Progress and the Road Ahead

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the world's collective progress towards the 2015 Paris Agreement goals. Published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 8 September, the global stocktake follows two years' analysis informed by the Sixth Assessment ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... loss and damage The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), more commonly referred to as COP28, will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference held ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... definition of social infrastructure is mainly PPPs, things like public transport facilities, educational facilities, convention centres, hospitals." Infradebt has financed parts of the construction of the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, Darwin ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... target to limit Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Race to Zero. For its part, Boral says it revised its 2025 target "to reflect what is achievable given regulatory ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... chaotic energy transition if careful planning and community engagement is not put in place," she said. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change projects an additional 1.47 billion jobs globally in sectors critical to climate stability, while the ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Reserve Bank of Australia has committed to a 2030 net zero target for all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Speaking at the Sir Leslie Melville Lecture in Canberra, incoming governor Michele Bullock announced the target and said the central bank is ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The NSW Anti-Slavery Commission and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) are developing a code of practice to help identify modern slavery risks in renewable energy supply chains. Reliance on materials and components associated with forced labour and other ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand sustainable funds saw record outflows of US$1.7 billion against a backdrop of global outflows. Inflation, interest rates and recession fears are weakening flows into global sustainable funds overall- which attracted $US18 ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... commitments, and measure the impact associated with green and transition investments. This will form part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Global Climate Action Portal to address data access and reporting. Companies that report ...