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Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... with the CCA's advice". "We will ensure that any regulatory changes are informed by stakeholder consultation, sound science and best practice."

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... interest rate margin. Portfolio companies will be assessed on their gender diversity, GRESB rating, and compliance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - including stretch targets demonstrating reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for portfolio ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... COP28. COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber is also the president of UAE state-owned oil company Adnoc and recently claimed "no science" behind fossil fuel phase-out. Australia, the US, UK, Canada and Japan all stated they will "not be a co-signatory" to ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... responded to the government's whitepaper on the agriculture sector decarbonisation plan, noting "We support the use of science-based targets to develop meaningful decarbonisation strategies aligned with national and global targets," and "furthermore ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Global public and private funding directly damages nature reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, and the Australian Office of Financial Management will oversee the framework, endorse eligible green bond ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and several emerging economies launched carbon market initiatives. COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out During the first week of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Australia and other countries outlined new commitments ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... taxonomy. It will then determine relevant performance for green and transition activities using objective technology and science-based technical screening criteria. Public consultation on draft criteria will commence in late March 2024 and run for six ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... zero by 2050, with investors pressing the company to stick with its 2030 target to limit Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Race to Zero. Meanwhile, the UK ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... accelerate decarbonisation in heavy emitting sectors and transport globally with 35 companies joining. COP president claims "no science" behind fossil fuel phase-out Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 president, claimed there is "no science" that phasing out fossil ...