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Santos accused of covering up methane leak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... LNG facility has been leaking methane. The leak is allegedly the result of a design fault in the Darwin Liquified Natural Gas tank. Documents show the leak began in 2006 after the tank was initially filled. It is to continue operating until 2050. The ...

Singapore pushes back climate reporting deadlines

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... GHG emissions. External limited assurance for Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions have been deferred to FY2032. Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions reporting, though, remains voluntary until further notice. Listed companies, will continue to report ...

CBA appoints head of sustainable economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... continued growth of CBA's sustainability research offering and the development of forecasts for major commodities, including gas and electricity prices. Based in Singapore, Dhar has worked as CBA's lead mining and energy commodities strategist ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks. According to the organisation, coal, oil and gas corporations, which are responsible for up to three quarters of Australia's climate pollution, take billions in government ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Market Forces has commended Commonwealth Bank for slashing its financing for oil and gas from $3.3 billion in 2022 to $800 million in the last financial year and is pressuring the other major banks to follow suit. Morgan Pickett, a policy analyst at ...

Authorities are now accountable for caused climate damage

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... communities in Australia and across the Pacific pay the price," Delaney continued. "The government must make big coal, oil and gas corporations pay their fair share for the damage they are causing, and support communities harmed by climate-driven disasters. ...

Australian Ethical puts Macquarie on notice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... By contrast, the ethical investment manager said all four major Australian banks have made the ongoing finance of oil and gas sector companies conditional on those companies having climate transition plans in place. "Macquarie's disclosures also do not ...

Net zero more important than energy costs: Economists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... important goals, and only 36% picked minimising cost." In 2040, they believe the optimal power mix would be 69% renewables, 14% gas, 7% coal, and 5%; currently, coal accounts for 46% of all energy. Independent economist Saul Eslake said while he has ...

Activist investor hires distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... investors. Its latest targets include Southern Cross Media Group, Magellan Financial Group, COG Financial Services and oil and gas explorer Karoon Energy - all now facing pressure from the vocal shareholder. Sandon oversees about $220 million in asse ...

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Retire Big Oil campaign. The campaign asks the US$5 billion ($7.7bn) SAG-Producers Pension Plan to phase out its coal, oil and gas holdings. It notes that while many public and private pension funds the world over have committed to divestment, just 0.2% ...