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Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... between now and 2085. According to GlobalData, if other oil-producing nations followed similar plans, the world's carbon budget for 1.5°C would be exceeded many times over. Despite the controversies surrounding COP28's host country, Center anticipates ...

Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... applicability and consistency with sustainable finance best practice." The CEFC was allocated $1 billion in the 2023-24 Budget to provide discounted consumer finance across the housing sector along with banks and other financial institutions. "The new ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... today that are used for a lot of equity/fixed income portfolios. It has a place in the allocation model, there's a risk budget attached to it, and a return expectation attached to that. TPI is a global, asset-owner led initiative which tracks companies ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... possible, but requires $421 billion in investment between now and 2050. The report identifies six areas for action - a carbon budget for the electricity sector; national coordination of the transition to accelerate coal powered generation closures and ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... work the government is doing to support sustainable finance, including around transparency, reporting, climate-related budget spending, sustainable finance reforms and publishing annual statements under the Climate Change Act 2022. It concludes that ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... important. They need to hear what those policy signals need to be b4 the midyear financial year budgeting and next year's budget."

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability professionals are now using measurements like Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) which compares the financed carbon budget of portfolio holdings to the financed projected emissions to see how far it falls below target. "Carbon targets are ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors will seek to establish comprehensive economy-wide net zero transition plans with supporting policy mechanisms, budget allocations, and investment structures. Additionally, the initiative seeks to enhance climate adaptation and resilience across ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... O'Donnell commented: "When this case was filed in July 2020, the government referred investors in Australian bonds to the Budget to assess the government's fiscal position. At the time, the Budget did not make any specific mention of climate change nor ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the 2023 Intergenerational Report issued today. In the Intergenerational Report, which provides a forecast of Australia's budget and economy to 2063, climate change was listed amongst the key forces shaping Australia's future, alongside population aging ...