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Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Chief technology officer Mahesh Venkataraman said the tech "has the potential to abate emissions in carbon-intensive industries and has been recognised by Woodside for our progress in achieving technical milestones. We have now successfully completed ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... crisis. Over half of global GDP relies moderately or highly on natural capital and ecosystem services. And in Australia, industries like agriculture, fishing, tourism, and manufacturing depend heavily on natural resources. Over half of global GDP relies ...

BlackRock backs world's largest direct air capture plant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... underscores its importance and potential for the world. We believe that BlackRock's expertise across global markets and industries makes them the ideal partner to help further industrial-scale Direct Air Capture." Blackrock's investment in a Texas-based ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition risks. The results suggest that climate risk impacts are likely to be concentrated in specific regions and industries. University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures research director Gordon Noble reiterated that the strategy ...

Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... "nott of a magnitude that would cause significant stress, as lending losses appear concentrated in specific regions and industries that represent a small proportion of banks' overall assets. "Nevertheless, these early results need to be treated with ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... institutions, 30 companies, and 22 non-profits. The 1000 companies to be assessed for the Nature Benchmark span 22 industries and include Kraft Heinz, BP, AP Moller-Maersk, Amazon, and Walmart. The companies will be assessed on: the state of nature (including ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... generation from fossil fuels. Richie Merzian, international director of Australia's peak body for renewable energy industries Smart Energy Council, said the findings should serve to encourage the federal government to support the rollout of more clean ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... major superannuation funds and fund managers revealed that rural communities need more funding to develop and grow industries, as well as the necessary social infrastructure and services to support the community around those industries. Through FRRR's ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... AgriFutures Australia senior manager of collaboration Georgie Toose said the project will bring new opportunities for rural industries. "With many agricultural sectors setting climate change targets for net zero emissions, it is essential to continue ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... stage in driving real world impacts in protecting the natural world. The topic of how the finance sector and Australian industries like agriculture can work together to create positive real-world impacts by integrating natural capital calculations will ...