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HESTA "unlikely to support" AGL demerger without faster closure of coal-fired stations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... company. Grok intends to vote every AGL share that it controls at the relevant time against the demerger, and actively encourages all AGL shareholders to do the same. "We are at a critical point in Australia's energy transition, and in AGL's future," ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... venture, which has the potential to aid Australia's transition to a low-carbon economy and generate valuable jobs in Gippsland, all while delivering the potential for strong investment outcomes to our members," said Hostplus CEO David Elia. Hostplus ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... are being written by funds. One of the arguments that would be used to justify why it's rational and why it's a good thing all around is the velocity question. Going off market offers more flexibility to be able to deploy capital faster, without the ...

ARENA announces $100m funding round for grid-scale batteries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... to existing grid-scale batteries that need to be retrofitted to advanced inverter capability. Applications will be open to all battery energy storage technologies, provided that they are equipped with advanced inverters. The goal of the funding is to ...

Emerging HNW seek ESG, ethical investments: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Half of this group rate this as extremely important, very important or important and only 18% rate this as not important at all. "When you look at the ultra high net worth segment, those with $10 to $70 million in investable assets, governance is their ...

Vestas Wind Systems call for federal support for energy grid transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... retired and are replaced primarily by renewable electricity and storage, and a 90-plus per cent renewables scenario where all coal generation is assumed to exit the market, so only renewables, storage, and gas provide the NEM's electricity. Under ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... commitment yet to end the extraction and burning of coal for energy. Significantly, 190 countries signed on to the pledge to end all investment in coal power and phase out coal energy generation over coming decades. This, more than any other trend to ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... that climate change factors are really playing in," he said. "Obviously, in Australia, there is a big movement away from coal. You can see that in big institutions and you can see that in super fund members who are speaking to super funds to ask questions ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... steering committee member of the initiative. "Greater protections and improved standards are ultimately to the benefit of all, especially our future generations that do not yet have a voice. Very disappointingly, this is not case,"

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... along with technology development initiatives and support. As business and business groups have repeatedly said in Australia, all are required to unlock and guide investment in the transition required this decade if Australia is to avoid the costs and ...