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$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... that we now have state and federal alignment but also at the global level, it's only going one direction. The US Inflation Reduction Act is a global gamechanger." Buckley explained that Australia does not have the capacity to do a competitive version ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... them and use our unique resources to realise our competitive advantage." In the US alone, since the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) approximately $40 billion worth of investment in the electric vehicle, battery, and solar manufacturing ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Quinbrook co-founder David Scaysbrook links this investment and future investments to the catalysing impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In its 15 years of operation, PurposeEnergy has developed, owned and operated multiple projects that ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... story of exceptional natural hazards, but rather a picture of growing property exposure, accentuated by exceptional inflation," said Swiss Re head of catastrophe peril Martin Bertogg. "While inflation may subside, increasing value concentration in areas ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The energy crisis and broader inflationary pressures of 2022 strengthened policymaker's commitments and accelerated efforts to end fossil fuel dependency, reveals the 2023 International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)'s Emissions Trading Worldwide ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... easy money in his annual letter to investors. In a letter where ESG and climate change took a backseat to concerns over inflation, fears of another incipient global banking crisis and continued geopolitical tensions, Fink said "we don't know yet whether ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... term policy commitments, and near term, there's some bumps in the road to navigate, which can be summarised in terms of inflation and higher rates of interest," Simm said. "Companies with pricing power can pass on price risks to customers. "At the same ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton said Australia will remain resilient amid raging headwinds posed by inflation and interest rates, to the extent that it will meet its growth forecast and avoid a recession.

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... years ago, Aviva Investors found. Three years ago, one-third of investors allocated to real assets mainly to generate inflation-protected income, but now 53% cite inflation-protected income. The use of real assets to make a positive ESG impact has also ...

IFM Investors commits to US biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... of this year, and a really solid pipeline and opportunity to grow it out." Mangini noted that the passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act, which is targeting carbon reduction and increased investment in renewable and low carbon energy, is a "step change" ...