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CEFC, ARENA commit up to $58m for Hornsdale Power Reserve

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are committing up to $58 million for a 50% expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the world's largest grid-scale battery. The Hornsdale ...

Australian Ethical questions calls for limits on environmental activism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... and fewer companies - that are talking about expanding their fossil fuel activity, rather than talking about how to transition to a zero carbon emissions future," Palmer said. "Then you have people and organisations who are challenging companies on that. ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... 2016/2017." It is a difficult balance to maintain, Klingberg said. "Government policy aims to fast track the energy transition, creating artificial market stimulants to increase investment in renewable technology," she said. "Without policy stimulus ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... LeapFrog announcved it had raised $743 million for the close of its third emerging markets fund. "Our world needs to transition to better forms of capitalism," Gillard said. "I am so pleased to join the Global Leadership Council, supporting LeapFrog ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... businesses. For example, consider what will happen to petrol stations if there is a shift to electric vehicles. Will they transition to offering charging services? If you are in the petrol station business you will need to anticipate how electric vehicles ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... need to be prepared for short-term cost increases for longer term gain, and enable many of these companies to make the transition to rPET," said Varcoe. "The biggest risks to change is customer demand destruction, and people not buying plastic goods ...

First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... achieve in terms of our engagement," McDonald said. "One of the elements will be how companies are thinking about a just transition as well as scenario analysis in terms of getting a bit more clarity around the scenarios used and assumptions being used ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... reduce systemic financial sector vulnerability to climate risks, increase global green capital allocation, and support transition by bank, insurers, and other financial institutions, according to a new report from Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Climate ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... via annual reporting (in the case of RG 247)," Dobson said. "The types of climate risk identified in the TCFD (being transition and physical climate risk) have been incorporated in the prospectus guidance and the OFR guidance highlights that climate ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... unprecedented risks. "This report's focus is therefore on helping business to understand, assess and act, based on physical and transition climate-related risks. Measures such as enterprise risk management and transformation to resilient business models ...