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CEFC gives $160m to sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... lift sustainability standards, which are essential to our transition to net zero emissions." Currently, the built environment is responsible for about 40% of the 50 billion tonnes of carbon emissions released globally each year. About 22% of that comes ...

Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... plan sets out the conditions for a circular economy and de-risking private sector investments in industry, the built environment, food and agriculture, and resources. Capital flow into sectors like recycling and innovative materials will enable the circular ...

Big money urged to leverage influence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... climate disclosures, regulations and guidance to protect shareholder rights, decarbonisation policies for the built environment, vehicle emissions standards, and public investment in renewables. However, no asset owner fully utilised all levers of influence. ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... change. Further investment is needed in net zero technology across the six sectors assessed: agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament, the review will inform ...

Podcast: Investing in low-carbon, energy-efficient green buildings with Davina Rooney

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... podcast. Davina is CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) - a group helping steer Australia's built environment sector towards highly efficient, low carbon, healthier places that are future-focused and resilient. The GBCA's Climate ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... under development: electricity generation and supply; minerals, mining and metals; and construction and the built environment. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Co-CEO Estelle Parker said the news is a milestone in Australia's ...

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Electrifying the built environment in Australia could unlock $49 billion in energy savings between now and 2050 while avoiding 199mt of CO2 emissions, according to a report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia. ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... for sector-specific decarbonization plans, along with plans specific to electricity and energy, industry, the built environment, transport and resources. The plans will be a joint effort between Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen's ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... land use emissions in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and national adaptation plans by 2025. Built environment and deforestation COP28 also had a focus on the built environment, including urbanisation and transport. The Global Stocktake ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... industry. "We are seeing significant year-on-year increases in investments in sustainable projects globally, and the built environment here in Australia is ripe for an explosion in opportunity," she said. "The real estate sector offers multiple opportunities ...
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