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ASIC clarifies licensing rules for carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... corporate regulator, other market players may need a license. From this financial year, the Safeguard Mechanism caps emissions for heavy industry in order to meet Australia's 2030 nationally determined contribution (NDC), thereby increasing reliance ...

From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... told an accounting publication that several years ago, she was seeing more clients enquire about sustainability and emissions output. That's when she identified the need for carbon accounting software and quit her day job. The decision paid off. ...

Carbon price could stall $600bn super loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... transition to a low carbon future will cause immediate financial losses due to stranded assets, according to Emmi, a financed emissions data and climate risk analyst. This is because the true current carbon exposure of the ASX300, including Scope 3 emissions ...

UniSuper defends APA stake amid member backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... the plans. The letter accuses the fund of greenwashing, pointing out that UniSuper has committed to net zero portfolio emissions by 2050. UniSuper has policies to work "with companies to reduce real-world emissions and accelerate the transition," to ...

Podcast: Maintaining competitive advantage in an age of climate transparency with Duncan Paterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... green investment and reach net zero by 2050. However, investors face the unique challenge of understanding portfolio emissions, as well as growing concerns around exposure to greenwashing - and 'greenhushing' - risk. How can we ensure that climate ...

AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... by 33% in the same time frame, also passing its 2025 target of 25%. AXA IM also announced it will raise its financed emissions target from 70% in material sectors subject to engagement by 2025, to 90% by 2030, after reaching 68.9% in 2023. Engagement ...

Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the same time last year. Businesses that fall under the Safeguard Mechanism - that are relying on ACCUs to meet their emissions reduction targets - invested heavily in offsets in anticipation of their compliance obligations. Under the Safeguard Mechanism ...

MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... crime, fraud, and sanctions. In MSCI's new ratings system, projects rated AAA are highly likely to achieve a 1-tonne emissions impact per credit. They also support positive social and environmental impact, while strengthening legal and ethical standards. ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... fuels. "Yet Australia's main environmental law does not currently require decision-makers to consider greenhouse gas emissions or climate change impacts when assessing projects." The BCA declined to comment.

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... emerging markets. "Investors recognise that policy mechanisms are essential to achieve a climate-resilient, net zero emissions economy by 2050 or sooner, with interim targets in line with credible 1.5°C pathways," the statement says. "Nonpolicy mechanisms ...