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Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... industry businesses can increase investment in growing sectors. However, the state government continues to approve coal mines, the Clean Energy Council noted. "Approving new, highly polluting projects like the Winchester South coal mine undermines the ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... EV rebate program Clean Car Discount. New Zealand First wants to establish a new Ministry of Energy that will reopen coal mines and force energy generators to sell their retail businesses and to small local distribution companies. In September, the country's ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... wonders". She said that the court decision opens up the stage for the environment minister to "rush to approve" new coal mines and gas wells. "There is no way a responsible government could call this a win. It's devastating for us all. "I am alarmed ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... creates a critical change in thinking about how we're going to pursue abatement? Oil and gas projects, along with coal mines, will deliver around 90% of emissions reductions in the short-term, but EY notes that facilities that fall under the Safeguard ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... the agriculture sector by 23%. It is also one of the most difficult sectors in which to cut emissions. "If cows were coal mines, we'd simply be saying, stop it," Wood said. "But they're not coal mines - we're talking about our food and we all need to ...

New super funds use technology, responsible investment focus to reach members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... has two options - a balanced fund and a growth fund. Both funds have an ESG screen in place to screen out tobacco, coal mines, and companies with boards that have no women, Helyar-Moray said. "The reason for that is, apart from no females on the companies ...

CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... specialises in systems to capture waste coal mine gas and landfill gas and turn it into electricity. "Fugitive emissions from coal mines and landfill are potent greenhouse gases and using them to generate electricity that would otherwise come from higher ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... beneficiaries from repeal will be coal miners and aluminium/alumina producers, Citi concluded. "Fugitive carbon emissions from coal mines currently incur a carbon price liability, as do emissions from power generation required for energy intensive aluminium ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... shareholder resolution asked that the constitution of ANZ "is modified so that any new financing of coal power stations, coal mines, coal export infrastructure or coal seam gas operations requires ratification by shareholders," according to the text ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... challenges to the coal mining industry, saying that measuring fugitive emissions is difficult, particularly form open cut coal mines. Australian coal miners currently report estimates of the emissions as part of accounting requirements under the National ...
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