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Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... essential to battery storage. The bills establish the voluntary Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to authenticate low-emissions products and support renewables. Also, the House of Representatives passed a production tax incentive for hydrogen and critical ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... revolutionised sustainable fashion with their zero-waste manufacturing system and Magic Fit® technology, reducing carbon emissions by 48% per garment while offering lifetime repairs and a comprehensive take-back scheme Climate Technology Impact Award ...

First Aussie circularity fund shoots for $1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... economy hinges on moving from a linear extractive model of resource use to a circular approach, which makes up 45% of emissions according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Planet Ark's Adam Culley and Nicole Garofano launched the dedicated investment ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable needs of the nation and unlock the flow of large waves of capital towards Australia's transition to a low-emissions energy powerhouse," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. In particular, those at the roundtable endorsed the government's ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Importantly, it also helps investors validate net zero claims. Using the One Earth Climate Model to compare portfolio emissions to global carbon budgets, it pinpoints the decarbonisation pace needed to achieve the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target. "RealZero ...

Podcast: How Trump will impact global clean energy and climate finance with Lachlan Carey

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... non-resident fellow at the United States Studies Centre. According to MIT analysis, a Trump presidency will increase US emissions by four billion tons to 2030. Trump has vowed to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - one of the most impactful policies ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Fund. The fund has had a climate focus for some time, having been committed to achieving net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030, in alignment with the government's target. That said, it maintains investments in the likes of Woodside Energy ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... for the Global South in the absence of government commitments, said PIK climate economist Ottmar Edenhofer. "Global emissions must be reduced by 7.5% per year to avoid unmanageable global outcomes as the world breaches the 1.5°C limit. Starting by taking ...

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 ...

Climate adaptation presents $100bn opp: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... on to investors as well. The IPCC modelling is clear and presents very specific scenarios for the future depending on emissions abatement pathways - and specific vulnerabilities which need to be quickly addressed. These are: strengthening existing infrastructure ...