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IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... currently falling short of the agreed goal of 'holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2-degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels'." Investors are calling on governments to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, accelerate ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... companies have, on average, reduced their emissions intensity by 1% p.a, over the least years, "but this is not enough for a 2-degrees trajectory and would need to more than double to meet a 2-degrees target." Eleven of the 13 companies have emission ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Forests' US investments and operations. "Globally, the role of forests in helping to restrict climate change to within 2 degrees C is now understood as essential. However, traditional financial markets have failed to value forests as a carbon sink and ...

NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions trajectory, aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to no more than two degrees above pre-industrial levels, the CEFC noted. This is not the first time that NAB has issued securitisation with a green tranche ...

Government to introduce Australian Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... and it will release a final report. The government's discussion paper released this week has three options with varying degrees of requirements and penalties - business as usual, industry self-regulation, and targeted regulatory action through a Modern ...

ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... taking climate action. Transparency on how financial institutions mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities of a two degrees pathway is crucial to move international markets towards actively supporting a low-carbon and climate-resilient future." ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... a global response which sets out a clear pathway forward and shared goals for limiting global warming to less than two degrees Celsius." Chris Newton, executive director, Responsible Investment at IFM Investors, reiterated the fund manager's belief in ...

Directors, senior executives have obligation to consider climate change: Norton Rose Fulbright

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... potential impacts. The most common planning scenario is the scenario by which government target capping global warming at 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels. "I'm aware that there are a number of different consultants out there that offer a service ...

Oliver Yates to step down as Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... strong support of the clean energy sector. With the Paris agreement to limit the rise in global temperatures to below two degrees Celsius becoming binding, Australia's clean energy investment market will continue to accelerate, requiring us to run even ...

NAB sets science based target for Scope 1 and 2 emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... levels, and it "supports NAB's commitment to the internationally agreed goal to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels," NAB said in a statement. The target covers Scope 1 emissions - all direct GHG emissions ...