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Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... again that Australians back renewable energy, and want to see national leadership to match." Crestias said a strong climate policy would unlock billions in investment, drive regional economic development, create high-quality jobs, and ensure a smooth ...

Green moves: Climateworks, Friends of the Earth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Jackson has worked at IGCC for the last seven years, connecting Australia's $5 trillion investment sector to climate policy-making. He previously worked at the Climate Institute for 11 years most recently as the deputy chief executive. In that role ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... progress across five of six key indicators. Some 78% of investors have a net zero target, while 86% now have a climate policy. About 76% make climate disclosures, 81% are assessing for physical risks, and 60% are responsible to physical risks. All of ...

Investors must take a long-term view: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... said. "Clearly, this has not gone hand in hand with emission reduction in the real economy, nor with increased climate policy ambition." Peppelenbos believes that in their inception, net zero initiatives got off to a bad start. The launch of the Glasgow ...

Big money urged to leverage influence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Long-term asset owners are not putting their influence to use, according to a new study on the climate policy influence of the world's largest institutional investors. 73% of the asset owners, representing more than $12 trillion in assets, have ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Global climate finance reached $1.3 trillion a year in 2021/2022 compared to $653 bn in 2019/2020, according to Climate Policy Initiative. Five times more climate financing is required to limit warming to 1.5 C. Developing nations see the largest financing ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... is how the industry growth bullishly predicted to top hundreds of billions of dollars could be affected by the climate policy of the incoming US administration. "Ultimately, we're talking about a global megatrend here. I've spent my career covering ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... talking about the US election, what we tend to see is an inverse relationship between the amount of litigation and climate policy," said Peel, continuing, "When climate policy is in the doldrums, which is what we're expecting in terms of the US outlook ...

Canberra to expand ACCU scheme

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... science, best practice and independent advice," Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said. "Thanks to climate policy reforms, science-based improvements and our restoration of the Climate Change Authority, that's still true today. "The ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... EPBC Act reforms and undertakes Federal climate engagement that better reflects its own commitment to enhancing climate policy in Australia. "The true test for the company will be in its actions going forward," Hogan said.
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