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Demand up for green steel

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), surveyed 500 global investors in steelmaking, iron ore and metallurgical coal mining. A large proportion of respondents were portfolio managers, investment managers or investment directors. The ...

"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... on the grid since the Albanese government took over: "There are now more homes with solar than with swimming pools." Aging coal-fired power stations pose a risk, and more renewables will ensure grid reliability. Bowen also emphasized the role of the ...

Instos continue to fund fossil fuel expansion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
As of May 2024, over 7,500 institutional investors hold US$4.3 trillion worth of bonds and shares in coal, oil, and gas companies, despite many committing to wind down financed emissions. Vanguard ($413 bn), BlackRock ($400 bn), State Street ($171 bn) ...

Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... fuel companies have claimed to be reducing emissions by investing in planting trees while increasing their production of coal, oil and gas," the letter said. "If the use of carbon offset credits is allowed to meet emission reduction targets, there is ...

First renewable energy zone to start works

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... country to obtain planning approval, paving the way for a significant boost in renewable energy generation to replace aging coal-fired power stations," NSW minister for climate change and energy Penny Sharpe said. "It's not just about clean energy. This ...

Podcast: Momentum on nature, biodiversity, and climate with Natalie Kyriacou

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
On this episode of The Greener Way podcast, Natalie Kyriacou joins senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass to discuss how Australia is tracking on ESG compared to our global peers. The pair discuss Australia's Nature Repair Market scheme and ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Vision Super has found itself in hot water after analysis revealed it has purchased $2.2 million worth of Whitehaven Coal stocks after walking back its fossil fuel exclusion policy last year. The super fund changed its environmental, social and governance ...

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Phil Stockwell - that it eliminated investments that posed a risk to the environment and the community, including gambling, coal mining, and oil tar sands. Court documents showed that Active Super said it wouldn't invest in companies deriving more ...

Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Coalition of Peaks is currently consulting on the design of a First Nations Economic Partnership with Treasury. The aim is to improve access to capital markets and employment opportunities and address legislative or policy barriers that hinder that ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... doubled fossil fuel exposure over the past two years to December 2023. Investments in the top 190 global companies with major coal, oil, and gas expansion plans rose to more than $39 billion, reaching nearly 9% of shares in default options, as a portion ...