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Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Crown companies and entities, superannuation funds, and private sector funds to accelerate New Zealand's renewable transition. Currently, 87.5% of New Zealand's energy comes from renewable sources. New Zealand recently partnered with NZ Steel to electrify ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... website, "the decision sets out details of the applicant's claim, including the allegations that: physical and transition risks from climate change are material risks for bondholders; transition risks will be exacerbated the longer Australia takes ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the purchasing power of workers in the economy while investing in research and development projects to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy. "Focusing on the importance of a carbon tax design including the gradual rise in the tax rate and ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Morgan Stanley has surpassed the two-thirds mark of its US$1 trillion target for sustainable and low-carbon investments by the end of this decade. The multinational investment bank and financial services company has released its latest ESG report stating ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Imperial College London, was co-chair of IPCC Working Group III and has taken a vocal stance on the importance of a just transition. "Climate change is an existential threat to our planet. My ambition is to lead an IPCC that is truly representative and ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... economy, on a timescale that could occur within the lifespan of pensioners alive today," Keen commented. "Swift, orderly transition is in everyone's financial interests, particularly for scheme beneficiaries," Carbon Tracker founder and director Mark ...

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The global energy transition is underway, but there are still very few pure play opportunities available to investors on global stock exchanges, bringing challenges to investors who want to allocate in ways that take into account complex and rapidly ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... expansion of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydro power to reduce La Trobe's carbon footprint and transition towards cleaner energy alternatives." In energy efficiency, the university will implement energy-efficient technologies ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... quality of statements on several categories. "We're not just assessing how much companies talk about decarbonisation and transition, because a lot of companies are talking about decarbonisation, but also assessing how they're talking about it as well," ...

Brookfield signs MoU for renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... institutional investors GIC and Temasek will invest between $20 billion and $30 billion over the next ten years to transition the company to renewables. Luke Edwards, head of Brookfield Renewables Australia, said the manufacturing industry in Australia ...