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Hydrogen's role in the green economy

ANTOINE CHAMPENIER  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... have often been full of promise yet short on delivery. So far, the element's uses have mostly been limited to large-scale, carbon-heavy industries. However, we believe hydrogen's potential in clean energy solutions is now becoming apparent, supported ...

AGL, ARENA in $8m electric vehicle charging study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... who participate in the trial will receive regular bills credits, offsets for their household emissions through AGL's new Carbon Neutral product, and access to an app which would allow them to set their charging preferences and be notified of charging ...

State of the climate report confirms need for climate-aware investing: Future Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... southeast and southwest of the continent, and rising sea levels. The report also cited continued increase in global annual mean carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations reaching 410 ppm in 2019 and the CO 2 equivalent (CO 2 -e) of all greenhouse gases reaching ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... forward looking, and it gives a total portfolio view of risks and opportunities that arise from the transition to a zero carbon economy." ACT allows investors to examine climate risk and currently covers listed assets and provide guidance for other asset ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... energy providers. The transition to 100% renewable energy is a "practical step" to meeting its goal of being net positive carbon emissions by at least 2050, Woolworths said. "We're proud to be joining RE100 and contributing to the collective effort towards ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Ninety One. Listed companies have to spend more on managing climate change and their transition and exposures to a low carbon future economy, because "governments and private equity funds can't make up the shortfall by themselves, said Deirdre Cooper ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... The criteria provide guidance on how companies can the performance of their assets and their business lines towards zero-carbon. The shipping criteria expand the sectors available under the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification scheme, which has now ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper is pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolios and ramping up its commitment to renewables. Following a board meeting in October, the super fund decided it was in members' best interest that it positions ...

Understanding Impact Investment

MATTHEW TOMINC  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... metrics. This approach might see an investor buying the shares of a mining company that scores well com-pared to its peers in carbon emissions, employee safety metrics, or governance measures. What are the challenges of impact investment? Impact investments ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... tourism related industries and mining sectors are exposed to climate change and an unruly economic transition to a low-carbon world, as well as the risks of COVID, Deloitte said in the report, A new choice: Australia's climate for growth. Deloitte ...