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Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The shape and scope of a global fund on loss and damage, the integration of climate into biodiversity, and how human rights and the just transition figure into government, business and investor commitments are all topics of interest at the forthcoming ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... finds executives acknowledge the benefits of sustainable business practices and processes. Research from Capgemini finds climate disasters, regulatory pressure, and expected return on investment the key factors driving ESG strategies and initiatives ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... (CIS) to 32 GW of renewable energy - up from 9 GW - to enable the federal renewable energy target of 82% by 2030. Federal Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has now effectively ditched the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and will use an auctions mechanism ...

COP28 Unveiled: Assessing Global Climate Progress and the Road Ahead

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
This year's United Nations climate change conference, COP28, is in many ways an important milestone, as it will respond to the first so-called global stocktake - the most comprehensive assessment of the world's collective progress towards the ...

RIAA creates co-CEO model to replace outgoing O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... models. "I bring a background in government, policy and working on international issues like human rights, the SDGs and climate change where I have got a good understanding on how those international rules are created, so I bring the analytical/policy ...

Greenwashing a serious threat to financial markets: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... imperative that we maintain market integrity to attract the capital required to make the transition to net zero and ensure that climate risk is adequately priced into the market," Longo said. "With demand for sustainable products growing, it's essential ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance strategy is an opportunity to tie action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to action on climate. UN Global Compact Network Australia chair Fiona Reynolds called the recently released strategy a "welcome step" and said that ...

Only one sector set to meet emissions reduction targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition scenario. When key dimensions such as financing are weighted more heavily, the situation appears even more dire. Climate finance flows have been disproportionately concentrated in the buildings and energy sectors, leaving other critical areas ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... research found that 93% of US companies target net zero - but this figure is rarely matched by support for government climate policy. InfluenceMap suggests that many companies use the language of net zero but do not support climate policy. Companies ...

H2Kwinana Hydrogen Hub gets $70m government backing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... fuelling around 750 vehicles a year in Australia's heavy vehicle fleet, according to an announcement from the Ministry for Climate Change and Energy. The project involves the installation of hydrogen storage, compression and truck loading facilities ...