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Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero by 2050 may risk up to a third of emissions abatement on a tech unproven at scale - and if it fails, plan B is much pricier, says Bloomberg. The world would have to fall back on other, potentially more expensive solutions, if carbon capture ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Hornsby in the NSW state government for 13 years, holding several senior roles including serving as NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation from 2017 to 2019, NSW Minister for Energy and Environment from 2019 to 2023, NSW Treasurer from 2021 ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... evolving consumer preferences." QIC recently appointed Julian Loh as sustainability manager overseeing decarbonisation, innovation, and nature, while Timothy Grech is the new sustainability manager for resilience. Grech worked previously in KPMG's ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... adding two new specialist roles. Julian Loh and Timothy Grech have joined QIC Infrastructure's sustainability, innovation, and resilience specialist team focusing on the forces that will bring sweeping change to the investment market. The transition ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... proven expertise and passion for sustainability, we are confident in Priya's ability to drive positive impact and innovation within our organisation," Miller said. "She has already been instrumental in several initiatives at TelstraSuper, including ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... human trials after successful animal testing," Meinert said. "This technology is not just a leap forward in terms of innovation; it is a paradigm shift towards creating life-like human tissue models in the lab, which are scalable to industrial requirements ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... billion in production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals, along with $1.7 billion for an Innovation Fund to develop new industries like green metals and low carbon fuels. "In a policy sense, I really want to land this energy ...

UBS nabs ex-UOB sustainability lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... this, she held communications and branding roles at food company BRF, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and innovation consultancy Consulus. She holds a Master of Science in Marketing from Nanyang Business School, as well as sustainability ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... named its inaugural co-chairs and members. The Rockefeller Foundation, the global philanthropic medical research and innovation institution, ranks as the 30th largest philanthropic institution globally by endowment. The council, part of a US$1 billion ...

Pollination targets climate tech start-ups

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Pollination has launched a new $150 million fund for clean energy and technology start-ups with the Queensland government as a cornerstone investor. QIC-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) committed to invest an undisclosed sum ...