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Fixing Australia's complicated carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... review currently being conducted with former chief scientist Ian Chubb; the implementation of Article Six of the Paris Agreement; the intersection of compliance-driven markets and voluntary market credits, and then the question of integrity "which sits ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... parties and non-state actors that the finalisation of the Glasgow Climate Pact signals the effective closure of the Paris Agreement rulebook. We have the guide, and now it's about driving implementation. That's what they want to see in Egypt and set ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... moment, the world is not on track to meet the aim of capping global warming to 1.5 degrees as established under the Paris Agreement. "On average, over the next 30 years, global emissions need to decline by 7% pa," Lawson said. "In 2020, that meant about ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... its first climate change policy, the ASA called upon ASX200 companies to align their emissions targets to the Paris Agreement, commit to sustainability practices across ESG issues, define a pathway to achieve these goals, measure progress towards them ...

HESTA "unlikely to support" AGL demerger without faster closure of coal-fired stations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... not convinced the proposed AGL demerger will achieve emissions reduction and coal asset closure aligned with the Paris Agreement, nor that AGL's plans provide an equitable transition for affected workers or communities," said HESTA CEO Debby Blakey. ...

Investor backing for Say on Climate votes: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... rewarding companies for transparency and their "direction of travel" as opposed to how their plans will align with the Paris Agreement, said ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher. "The answer we hear a lot is 'direction of travel'," he ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... corporate greenhouse gas emitters with the aim of those companies aligning their businesses with the aims of the Paris Agreement. Fourteen Australian companies are part of the focus list - Adbri, AGL Energy, BHP Billiton, BlueScope Steel, Boral, Incitec ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... This starts with a review of Australia's nationally determined contributions and ensuring it is in line with the Paris Agreement before COP27. Meeting the 2050 net-zero target can only be achieved if robust targets for 2030 are in place." Schoch also ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity conservation into TAFF2's plantation forestry portfolio. The impact activities are closely linked to the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. New Forests' objective is to demonstrate that asset management integrating ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... now." Mundy noted that there is still uncertainty on how countries will embed the commitments of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which deals with how countries use carbon credits from emissions reductions projects, which will impact on how carbon credits ...