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Australia could gain $190bn windfall as Trump snubs net zero

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... leading American companies - are forging ahead with plans to keep growing renewable energy and cut climate pollution from coal, oil and gas. The report found that China has been ramping up its sway towards cleaner energy with emissions falling in the ...

ASX-listed miner to pay $7.5m over whistleblower breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... amount to $1 million. The whistleblower, a former employee, had made claims that TerraCom had falsified the quality of its coal for export. TerraCom made two ASX announcements in relation to the whistleblower, one on 14 February 2020 and another on 3 ...

Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... cents per litre on imported diesel used off-road in industry. Mining giants - including iron ore producers and foreign-owned coal majors - are the main FTC beneficiaries, receiving $57.5 billion since the scheme's inception in 2007. This is expected ...

Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... market exposure," Aberdeen explained. "ESG screening will remain, with restrictions on tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal and companies in violation of global norms such as the UN Global Compact, as well as ESG laggards based on our proprietary ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... enforce new legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks. According to the organisation, coal, oil and gas corporations, which are responsible for up to three quarters of Australia's climate pollution, take billions ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Morgan Pickett, a policy analyst at Market Forces said: "Australia's biggest bank has officially ended any new finance for coal whether for power or making steel unless it's proven to be compatible with a safe and liveable climate." Meanwhile, Westpac ...

Capacity Investment Scheme supercharged for energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... and Yallourn closures. Project developments need to start now to ensure replacement capacity is delivered on time before coal closures," Bashir said. "Storage must also be coordinated. Large storage can be used to enhance capacity on existing transmission ...

Authorities are now accountable for caused climate damage

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... the while, communities in Australia and across the Pacific pay the price," Delaney continued. "The government must make big coal, oil and gas corporations pay their fair share for the damage they are causing, and support communities harmed by climate-driven ...

Former board member kickstarts crowdfunding for CalPERS probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board member is seeking to launch an independent investigation into the pension fund for alleged mismanagement and misconduct and hopes to raise the funds to do so via GoFundMe. Margaret ...

Net zero more important than energy costs: Economists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... embedded in the safeguard mechanism applied to heavy industry, while 50% opted for firm commitments to not extend the life of coal-fired plants. Twenty-two percent backed direct government funding of the preferred forms of generation and transmission ...