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Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... renewables without additional cost," Wood said. "But this is what things look like today." Grattan notes that a single, economy-wide emissions price would be the most efficient way to ensure that emissions in each sector are reduced at lowest cost, but ...

Investors confident in Australian renewables sector: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... also rapidly shifting, and "more than two-thirds (69%) of respondents agree that developments in Australia's hydrogen economy will cross an inflection point in the year ahead and allow the country to become a primary supplier for energy markets within ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... solar power plants in regional NSW. The waste commitments will also start to bring Coles towards the goal of circular economy. "We're working through that quite a lot," Davis noted. "We divert a lot of our waste away from landfill, but we will be ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 31, 2021, and a second round planned for November. Beckon Capital sees small and medium enterprises as an area of the economy that is less well understood, most neglected and provides the biggest opportunity for investment. "The reality is that this ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... to hedge the risks, and, importantly, incorporate the investment opportunities of the transition to a low-carbon global economy. The result is a significant reduction in carbon emissions intensity, with Northern Trust Asset Management saying it has an ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... said. "It cuts across a lot of our sustainable development investment themes. Digitalisation impacts every part of the economy. Whether you look at financial services, transportation, consumer goods, financial services, cleaner energy, they're all taking ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... we see stems from the fact that reducing emissions from portfolios doesn't necessarily result in achieving a whole economy transition, which means investors also need to take action to increase investment in climate solutions, which is the second ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Super will also seek out investing in companies and businesses that are "actively looking to transition to the low carbon economy." "We've seen a number of governments and companies come out with those targets," Squires said. "Setting that ambitious ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Gorge incident in May 2020, as well as with other mining companies, as well as focusing on risks of waste and the circular economy, leading towards further discussions of climate change risk and decarbonisation targets, other areas of engagement for ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... based on electricity sector alone," Wood said in her presentation, which addressed a host of other risks to Australia's economy in the post-COVID-19 recovery. "All the heavy lifting has been done by the rise of renewables, which is partly a response ...