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New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... purchaser of carbon credits is using it as part of a "credible strategy" in line with achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. New Forests manages $6 billion in assets across 1 million hectares (2.4 million acres) of investments. New Forests' ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global listed infrastructure companies will be key to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement, but net zero target announcements should be critically examined by investors, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. While many companies have outlined some variation ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... issuing a joint announcement committing to "enhanced climate actions" through the 2020s in the context of the Paris Agreement. The announcement by U.S. special climate envoy John F. Kerry and Chinese special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua cooperation included ...

Australia needs 2035 net zero target: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... years, meaning that a national emissions target which is internationally accepted to be in accordance with the Paris Agreement is one that aims for net zero by 2035. To support businesses who are transitioning to a net zero future economy, the federal ...

COP26 week two: negotiations focus on carbon markets, reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... scheme, as well as meet what will hopefully be high integrity requirements and commitments under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and build capacity in developing countries. "We now have circumstances in the Paris Agreement era where, unlike the Kyoto ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... twin crises we see." Herd also noted that she would be watching new work around implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which dealt with how governments adopt voluntary cooperative approaches to meeting nationally declared commitments (NDCs). ...

Fiji, Australia sign Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme deal at COP26

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia would share technical expertise in carbon accounting with countries in our region to enable them to meet new Paris Agreement emissions reporting obligations. The development of market-based trading solutions for carbon credits is an area of ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... negotiation over the 12-day summit. Specialists told FS Sustainability that one area of interest is Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which dealt with how governments adopt voluntary cooperative approaches to meeting NDCs. Of special interest is the ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... annualised investment returns could be nearly two percentage points higher by 2040 if the world acts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals and contain global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. The average 48-year-old Rest member has an account balance ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the next 12-18 months. For the first time since the survey began, GHG emissions, including alignment with the Paris Agreement, was listed by ASX companies' respondents as the biggest area of focus, diversity moved to second place from third in 2020 ...