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Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... of Environment and Science. Queensland premier Steven Miles announced the plan, which builds on the Queensland Climate Action Plan and the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan. This comes as devastating floods hit Far North Queensland. Queensland deputy premier ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and companies are experiencing increased investor scrutiny and even shareholder activism around their environmental and climate-related claims." Governance Institute identified examples of greenhushing including: selective disclosure, meaningless targets ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... sector can use their dollars to be that capital to catalyse massive amounts of private sector money." Farmers for Climate Action CEO Natalie Collard said that the markets that purchase Australian produce are moving to reduce emissions, and expect Australia ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... stocktake emphasises the importance of public, private, international and domestic finance as "a critical enabler for climate action." The text finds that both adaptation and mitigation financing would need to increase many-fold if climate goals are ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... together for the implementation of the 'COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action' with 134 nations endorsing it, in addition to support gained from non-state partners." Vilsack added: "This partnership ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared finance flows to nature-based solutions with the finance needed to tackle climate, biodiversity and nature degradation. The State of Finance for Nature report found nature-based solutions financing has increased ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... small-scale climate and disaster resilience projects. Environmental groups welcomed the announcement. Pacific Islands Climate Action Network regional coordinator Lagi Seru commented that the announcement "is an expectation that Australia will play its ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... partnership Australia is among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... government funding support, and ensuring clarity for investors in how biodiversity certificates can be used. Farmers for Climate Action supports the bill as well. "The government has listened to farmers regarding the biodiversity offsets issue," said ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... University commented: "Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates the vital role of Indigenous knowledge, leadership in climate action, and the need to enhance their financial access. Now is the time to heed global Indigenous voices for sustainable progress. ...