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Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... time, the government has also proposed changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, which requires Australia's largest greenhouse gas emitters to keep their net direct emissions below a baseline emissions limit that corresponds to the National Greenhouse ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... the structure of the CBAM, which would place a financial levy to export goods to the EU based on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions used in making and shipping products. Under the provisional agreement, CBAM will initially cover a number ...

ASIC issues more greenwashing fines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... claimed that "BME was creating a natural gas development project with 'net-zero carbon emissions'," and "the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Project Valhalla would be net zero." ASIC was concerned that BME either did not have a reasonable ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... and perspectives on investing." NZAM is an international group of asset manager that support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and support investing aligned ...

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net zero target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. "One of the objectives of the program was to develop an ESG curve that supported liquid lines consistent ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... so, compared to 69% of global investors integrating ESG. Australian investors are slightly less likely to measure greenhouse gas emissions - 38% are already doing it, with 57% planning to do so, compared to 41% of investors globally who measure carbon ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... in line with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or International Energy Agency (IEA) net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot," the expert group said. "The plan ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... energy generation versus MidOcean and the gas side of the transaction." "Our priority is absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions," Kater said. "Do we think that the Brookfield bid is going to undermine Origin's transition or increase the carbon ...

ISSB to require Scope 3 emissions disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Companies will be required to report Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions as part of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related disclosure standards. The ISSB voted unanimously to include Scopes 1 2 and 3 at its October ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the bonds will be used to support projects that help reach the New Zealand government's pledge to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach its net zero carbon target by 2050, New Zealand Treasury said. Climate Change Minister ...