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Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... of total carbon emissions each year. At this rate, the Global Carbon Budget predicts there is a 50% chance of beating the Paris Agreement's target of 1.5°C warming by 2030. Investor scrutiny based on the project Meanwhile, Daniela Jaramillo, local ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... energy generation and storage, transition minerals, electric vehicles, and turbines and solar PV. Even if the US exit the Paris Agreement under Trump, which could hurt global emissions in the next four years, Fraser said Australia does not need to import ...

Climate debate shifts gears after Trump win: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit 2024. Trump's vows to repeal the IRA and environmental protection laws, exit the Paris Agreement, and increase spending on oil. This signifies an increase in global emissions by four billion tons to 2030, according ...

81 major investors lock in climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Nearly all of a major UN-convened asset owner group have now set Paris-aligned carbon targets covering US$9.5 trillion of assets under management, the latest data reveals. 81 out of 88 members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) have set targets ...

UniSuper defends APA stake amid member backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... than carbon dioxide. The UniSuper investment in APA is not consistent with its commitment to support action to meet the Paris Agreement targets. All new fossil gas extraction projects in Australia need to be stopped." A UniSuper spokesperson said the ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... to fossil fuel expansion, despite the investor vote for a stronger transition plan. This conflicts with the company's Paris Agreement commitments, said Erica Hall, author of 'Top Stocks Special Edition - Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible'. ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index is a low-tracking error alternative to a passive market-cap weighted index, targeting Paris-aligned entities. Paris-Aligned Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index is more exposed to climate solutions, meets the minimum ...

Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... a group of over 500 investors warning investors and companies against gambling their transition plans on CCS. Under the Paris Agreement, nations must limit warming to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels - and pursue efforts to halt warming to 1.5C. ...

CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... lending in the last two years due to its sensible approach to only fund companies aligned with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement." Following the 2016 Paris Agreement until 2020, the bank lent $14.2 billion to coal, oil and gas projects. This included ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... of global stock market cap. The 2008 global financial crisis was sparked by subprime mortgages worth less than US$0.5trn. Paris Agreement signatories are obligated to update their NDCs ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference ('COP30') ...