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Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... refining and transportation of fossil fuels, as well as programs that predominately assist Australia's highest greenhouse gas emitting facilities.

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... developing countries. Participants reiterated the call for whole of economy NDCs encompassing methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions (all GHG emissions). Leaders discussed the need for significant financial innovation to achieve more inclusive ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has released guidance to help direct finance to climate mitigation initiatives and commitment beyond science-aligned emissions cuts. The new guidance for the Claims Code of Practice aims to accelerate ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... solutions must complement land-based methods, however the infancy of these technologies and the minute amount of greenhouse gas emissions they currently sequester raises doubts about their ability to scale and compete with the potential carbon sequestration ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... global GHG emissions. But the CSIRO estimate the Australian cropping industry represents less than 2% of Australia greenhouse gas emissions or 13% of Australian agricultural footprint and is one of the most efficient methods of agricultural production ...

Deutsche Bank finances Taiwan's largest offshore wind farm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... million households) annually. Taiwan has a goal to develop 5.7 GW of offshore windfarms by 2025 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Total project cost is estimated to be US$6.5 billion, of which approximately US$3.6 billion is being ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... circular economy, and sustainable food and agriculture themes. The food industry contributes more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. MSIM's head of climate private equity investing and 1GT, Vikram Raju, commented that Huel is "exactly the type ...

Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... institutional investors with US$9.6 trillion in assets under management reported a fall in total absolute financed greenhouse gas emissions. In its third annual progress report, the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) detailed progress ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) will first focus on climate-related financial reporting, under an exposure draft released by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). AASB has opened up a 120-day comment period on ASRS 1 ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Connecting how the finance sector can connect with innovations in biodiversity, natural capital and work being done on the ground in sectors like the agricultural industry is the next stage in driving real world impacts in protecting the natural world. ...