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Australia can be energy transition, climate leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030 are other recent examples. While Australia is the largest exporter of coal and gas combined in the world, The Superpower Institute's Rob Sims said the country is in an even better place to supply ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... collectively invested about $212 billion (€123bn) into companies that are either actively ramping up production of oil, gas and coal, or lack a Paris-aligned coal phase-out plan. Of the total, about $40 billion (€23.5bn) is invested in oil and gas ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... programs..." Between 1 February 2021 and 30 June 2023, the super fund claimed it steered clear of investments in gambling, coal mining, oil tar sands, and Russian companies since the invasion of Ukraine. For example, an Active Super Responsible Investment ...

Carbon Market Report shows positive momentum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... said it uses the average emissions intensity of the electricity grid rather than assuming renewables are solely displacing coal and gas generation. "We issued a record 18.8 million Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) in 2024, with a total of 53.9 ...

Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... storage in the next 15 years. "On the other hand, the nuclear pathway would delay Australia's necessary transition - keeping coal in the grid for longer and leading to billions of tonnes more emissions in the process." The Coalition's nuclear scheme ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Tom Wainwright is leaving Climateworks Centre to join the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). He will lead the Australian program of PRI's Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change initiative. Wainwright is an advisor and subject ...

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Brian Redican, chief economist of NSW Treasury Corporation, who also spoke at the forum. With LNG markets in decline and coal-fired power stations nearing the end of their operational life, continuing with fossil fuels would require significant borrowing ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... resources company TerraCom Limited and its executives when a former employee was fired after alleging the company falsified coal quality certificates. TerraCom publicly denied the allegations in announcements to the ASX and the media. ASIC alleged these ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Canberra to: Mandate 'real zero' targets with clear fossil fuel phase-out timelines. End fossil fuel subsidies and halt new coal ang gas approvals shifting support to clean energy. Accelerate industrial decarbonisation via strong clean energy incentives ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
According to Fidelity International, ESG is still kicking, with over half of investors viewing it as highly important for portfolio asset allocation - but most struggle to measure impact. While the relevancy of ESG continues to be actively debated in ...