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Podcast: Momentum on nature, biodiversity, and climate with Natalie Kyriacou

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to involvement driving ESG conversations in the corporate sphere. Her work highlights the importance of nature and biodiversity in the climate conversation. The My Green World founder and chair is also involved with the Foundation for National Parks ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The federal and state governments set new ambitions to take the country to the biodiversity UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16 CBD) in Colombia later this year. Canberra on Friday committed to set a national ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... outpouring of immediate assistance but also the way in which they sparked people's awareness of the climate and biodiversity crises more broadly," said Amanda Martin, chief executive at AEGN. "We have plenty of first-hand experience in this country ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... low-carbon buildings construction, and climate change adaptation. It will also go to sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Use of proceeds excludes ...

Standards boards unite for global rollout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... organisations will align disclosures, starting with an initial methodology pilot building on the recently published GRI 101 Biodiversity Standard and the ISSB's imminent Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services project. According to IFRS Foundation ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... ambitions for environmental objectives, which are: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and resilience, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, sustainable use and protection of water resources, pollution prevention and control, and transition ...

Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Doctors for the Environment Australia, Friends of the Earth Australia, and Australian Architects Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency.

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... providers to make a formal commitment to reduce carbon emissions in their funds and 83% want them to commit to protecting biodiversity. Investors want to fund the environment, climate change solutions, nature and renewable energy. Human rights, gender ...

CIM to develop ACCUs with Greening Australia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Units (ACCUs) under the environmental planting methodology. The first acquisition under the partnership will restore biodiversity to land assets in Southern NSW, with a 100-year permanence period. The purchase will be financed by repayments linked to ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs. Treasurer Jim Chalmers aims to unlock $65 billion in renewables by 2030 through the Capacity Investment Scheme. ...