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COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The much-anticipated fourth draft of the Global Stocktake (GST) text, updated on Monday, does not give a clear pathway or strong ambition on fossil fuel phaseout and energy sector decarbonisation. The GST is the first five-yearly checkpoint on the efforts ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... reminder that continuing with 'business as usual' poses a severe threat to our planet, reinforcing the urgent need for a transition to sustainable business practices and to stop the financing of nature destruction. "The net is tightening, with increased ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... contribution of $50 million, and allocate $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to net zero. Australia is yet to contribute to the newly created loss and damage fund, although Albanese ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... as well as a focus on the role of Indigenous Peoples in climate stewardship. Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership Australia is among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... funding gap. The papers identify decarbonisation technologies as the area where capital is most needed if Australia is to transition the economy and become a renewable energy superpower. ASFI is collaborating with expert advisors, Treasury, and regulatory ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... states in signing the Glasgow Statement - the UK-led Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), at COP28 in Dubai. Notably, Japan and Korea, two of Australia's largest trading partners, did not sign ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Transitions and Climate Action Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. Women and the just transition The partnership was announced during Gender Equality Day ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Investment by super funds will be a key source of capital to fund the structural shift necessary to transition Australia's economy to net zero, according to ASFA. The peak body for super funds has published a report examining super's role in the net ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... ambitious net zero targets, investors are now focusing on how companies will get from here to 2050 and how robust their transition plans are. Recently, Boral shareholders questioned the construction giant for walking back its 2025 commitment to reducing ...