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Flawed carbon credits add to business risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... University, data analytics firm Haizea Analytics Pty Ltd, the University of New South Wales, and the University of Queensland. The research has been published in the peer reviewed scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment published by Nature. ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Calls for a paid reproductive leave scheme are mounting, as Queensland Unions launches a campaign pushing for new entitlements including preventative health leave. It comes as the Senate investigates issues related to menopause and perimenopause. The ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... insurance affordability stress are those with greater social or economic disadvantage, as well as households across North Queensland, Northern NSW, and the NT. "APRA statistics for March 2023 show an increase in the number of people taking out home insurance ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... for an estimated $467 million of economic investment in the community from 2020 to 2022. The wind farm in Woleebee, Queensland, is Amazon's first renewable energy project in the state. It consists of over 250,000 photovoltaic panels and is owned and ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... state's energy minister says the move will help create 100,000 new jobs, while "protecting existing jobs by keeping Queensland competitive and safeguarding our natural environment." Climate Council head of advocacy Jennifer Rayner said lauded the ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has issued a $2.75 billion 10-year green bond. The bond, which has a yield of 4.75%, has a rating of AA+ (Stable) by S&P Global and Aa1 (Stable) by Moody's Investors Service and takes QTC's total term debt ...

Carbon markets heat up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... developer has not yet generated any Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU), but has registered nine projects across Queensland and New South Wales with the Clean Energy Regulator. Avatar Industries is owned by Ian Traher, who is the chair of CO2 Australia ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... state of ESG globally - as will the 2024 US presidential election, which will be held in November. In October 2024 the Queensland government holds its State Election, which will influence whether the state continues its ambitious net zero plan. And looking ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Queensland is set to legislate a 75% emission reduction by 2035 as Western Australia seeks to attract investment in decarbonisation projects as part of its net zero by 2050 target. All Australian state and territory governments are now committed to ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Queensland Government-owned fund manager has converted a finance facility into a US$300 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL). Lenders are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, ING Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking ...