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Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... evaluate them, the research argues. "This suggests they see climate litigation as merely a peripheral risk, when recent events in the courts demonstrate that it is something far greater," Melbourne Climate Futures Sustainable Finance Research head Arjuna ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... government announcement, and I see that that as a floor for action," Halpern said. "What I'm excited for was the side events and the hundred thousand people who descended and are doing deals to raise ambition and actually execute and implement. "We're ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... which would also serve to develop capabilities across the economy. BCSDA suggest: Joint Workshops and Seminars: Organizing events to share best practices and strategies for achieving net zero in operations, specifically tailored for Australian businesses. ...

Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... household insurance sector. "Payouts have been rising in real terms for some time, and more frequent and severe weather events are expected to further increase claims on damaged property and other assets," Jones said. "Insurers have the ability to reset ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... and more intense bushfires, storm surges, coastal flooding, inland flooding, cyclones, droughts and other extreme weather events. "To my mind, it seems likely that such events will give rise to a huge drain on Commonwealth resources and on the tax base ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... stakeholders will be able to provide us with what they thing the challenge are going to be." AASB will run a series of outreach events in early 2024, as well as having an online survey and accepting written submissions on the exposure draft.

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and render insurance unaffordable. Insurance Council of Australia commented that climate risk is severe: "Extreme weather events in Australia are becoming more frequent and severe because of climate change, and this is contributing to a widening of the ...

Podcast: Investing in climate resilience - Michael Bones

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... indirectly, saying in the report "direct impacts may include damage caused by more intense and frequent extreme weather events and reduced productivity due to altered climate conditions. Indirect impacts may include disruptions to supply chains that ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... indirectly, saying in the report "direct impacts may include damage caused by more intense and frequent extreme weather events and reduced productivity due to altered climate conditions. Indirect impacts may include disruptions to supply chains that ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of this important ocean system would dramatically restrict Europe's agricultural output and lead to more extreme weather events. Among 16 other tipping points that are on the brink of occurring, several more may have already started including: the collapse ...