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How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... versions of the index that are compliant with the European Union Climate Benchmarks regulation are the STOXX® Europe 600 Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) and the STOXX® Europe 600 Climate Transition Benchmark (CTB). CTBs and PABs adhere to EU carbon reduction ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... integrity and governance of private sector decarbonisation and crediting. "This historic COP and its first stocktake under the Paris Agreement has crucially kept alive the goal of limiting warming to 1.5C as the key reference point for reviewing 2030 ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... five-yearly checkpoint on the efforts by countries around the world to address the climate crisis, as outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The new text does not include the previous draft's language on "phase out" of fossil fuels. The text mentions ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... nature, and the urgent need to implement a systems-level stewardship approach to achieve the all-encompassing goals of the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). One that is 'coherent, synergetic and holistic... ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Albanese said he supports it. The Green Climate Fund is the world's largest global climate fund set up as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement. It has now approved projects across 128 countries. Australia was previously part of the fund, but withdrew in ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to play an active role in building a net zero economy, while aligning our international investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Environmental groups welcomed the announcement. "Finance and investment need to shift rapidly to building new clean ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... that climate considerations have taken centre stage, with 42% of super funds now having portfolio targets aligned with the Paris Agreement (net zero by 2050), compared with just 34% in 2021. "It is very encouraging to see that increase," Banhalmi-Zakar ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Countries across Asia, Africa, and South America, and the Pacific introduced landmark investment plans to implement the Paris Agreement and new Global Biodiversity Framework, committing US$2.59 billion from public and private sources, and emphasising ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of development overseas - will also be included, as well as how to transition method variations from Kyoto-alignment to Paris-alignment. Modern slavery risk not included FS Sustainability understands the review will fall short of discussing modern slavery ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... COP28. It is a process for countries and stakeholders to report on progress in five year increments towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. A technical report on the stocktake has said that the globe is not making sufficient progress to contain global ...