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ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in its investment portfolio by 43% by 2030 on the way to net zero by 2050. The $260 billion super fund has released its Net Zero 2050 Roadmap, outlining how the fund plans to ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the healthcare and community services sectors. The superfund has called on ASX 300 companies to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. A participant in investor-led initiative ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... atmosphere," the paper said. "Sustainable land management and conservation of existing forests can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Substituting wood and wood fibre-based materials for higher embodied energy or fossil energy-based materials reduces net ...

Asia ahead in Science Based Targets race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the SBTi shows the enormous demand from the business world for credible, ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As catastrophic floods in Pakistan to deadly heatwaves in Europe in 2022 demonstrated, the human and economic costs of climate ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... equity. CUE is a metric developed by global collaborative body The Green Grid and measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced per unit of IT energy consumed within a data centre. AirTrunk said it will invest all margin incentives from the ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... board's accountability and oversight of climate change risk" as well as take action to "actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, including engagement with stakeholders such as policymakers and other actors to address the sectoral ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... to court. Woodside claims the reservoir contains less than 0.1% carbon dioxide, arguing LNG can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30% on a lifecycle basis, reducing nitrous oxide emissions, and eliminating fine particulate matter and sulphur dioxide ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... low emissions, as well as global leadership. In 2021 agriculture produced 16.8% of Australia's net greenhouse gas emissions and ABARES estimates that changes in seasonal conditions from 2001 to 2020 have reduced annual average farm profits by 23% ...

First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the same time as the related financial statements. Provide comparative information. Disclose Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Use the Green House Gas Protocol to measure emissions, if they are currently using a different approach. Richard Manley and ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... support the Western Australian government's commitment to the Paris Agreement, reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and progressing the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.