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Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... assets and activities. In particular, action is required in agriculture, industry emissions outside the Safeguard, and transport beyond light vehicles. "The Plan should also lay out a framework such that decisions on future assets and activities are ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... fund plans to invest in about 15 early-stage companies in Australia and overseas developing solutions in energy, power, transport, logistics, and industrials. Climate Tech Partners focuses on identifying the transition technology needs of large corporates. ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Consulting firms and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are experiencing growing demand from entities struggling to navigate new ESG rules, according to global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). A doubling down of ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... particularly agriculture, forestry, food manufacturing, construction, water and waste services, mining, real estate, transport, accommodation or hospitality. For this reason, natural capital is a key theme for company engagement, with 62% of investors ...

NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Equipment program: $200 million in CEFC capital to support a 0.5% interest rate discount on investments in manufacturing, transport and recycling. NAB Agribusiness - Emissions Reduction Incentive program: $100 million in CEFC capital to support a 1.15% ...

TNFD adds to sector guidance, scores funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released final guidance on four new sectors and draft guidance on a further three, as it also nets strategic funding from The Rockefeller Foundation. The TNFD has released final sector ...

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
US investment in new clean technologies dropped sharply in the first nine months of 2024 from US$42 billion to $16.2bn; energy investors say this could be a golden opportunity for Australia. If current trends continue, the US will fall short of its ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... management within the sector. Before arriving at Aware Super, Castro worked as an advisor at EY in power and utilities and transport and as an analyst in the banking, life insurance and FMCG sectors.

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Carbon emissions from listed equities may have reached a turning point, according to new findings made using advanced artificial intelligence to fill disclosure gaps. Financed emissions data and climate risk analyst Emmi looked at 45,000 public companies ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Smart investors are buying into firms angling to solve the agri-food sector's biggest challenges, says Tai Lin, managing partner at private equity giant Proterra Asia. Amid an escalating global food crisis and the urgency of climate change, the ...