Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 807 results for "net zero"

Lower battery costs advancing Australia's net-zero goals: CSIRO

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Renewable energy backed storage remains the lowest-cost pathway to achieving Australia's net zero electricity system, according to the latest GenCost report from CSIRO and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). The report said falling battery ...

ARENA reshuffles board with four senior appointments

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... "additional expertise and fresh perspectives to support the agency's work in accelerating Australia's transition to net zero emissions." O'Gorman joins with experience spanning sustainable investment, climate policy and clean technology ...

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... against investment objectives, peers and the Your Future Your Super performance test." IGCC's latest survey State of Net Zero Investment 2026 speaking to Australian institutional investors noted the Your Future Your Super performance test was one reason ...

Institutional appetite outstrips climate investment opportunities: IGCC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... institutional investors, sentiment remains downbeat due to a shortage of climate-aligned opportunities. The State of Net Zero Investment 2026 surveyed 55 respondents including Australian institutional investors and global managers with Australian operations ...

Funding into environmental R&D up, but not in line with inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... with environmental sciences emerging as the largest area of investment as funding increasingly aligns with Australia's net zero ambitions. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed government and R&D spending increased 1% to $4.4 ...

Grattan warns Australia must plan for a future with less gas

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... governments have avoided difficult decisions about the long-term future of gas despite Australia's commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Speaking on the Grattan Institute podcast, energy program director Alison Reeve said gas use was already ...

Shareholders question Macquarie's climate change commitment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Group shareholders are questioning if the investment giant is still committed to aligning its finances with the goal of net zero by 2050 and if so, how it plans to assess its fossil fuel financing activity for compliance. Shareholders have requested ...

Decarbonisation-focused assets buoy member outcomes: Rest

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... massive investment in Quinbrook. Rest is the largest investor in renewable energy infrastructure manager Quinbrook's Net Zero Power Fund (NZPF). Rest invested US$650 million in Quinbrook in 2023 in a bid to benefit from decarbonisation and digitalisation ...

ARENA mandated to deliver $1.1bn cleaner fuel program

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... said. ARENA chief executive Darren Miller said this program is an important step in supporting Australia's transition to net zero while strengthening fuel resilience. "Australia is well-positioned to become a key producer of low carbon liquid fuels ...

Supply chain risks hamper net zero ambitions: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
New academic research finds that Australia's supply chains are major detractors to its ability to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The joint study from the University of Adelaide and Flinders University delved into Australia's renewable energy ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT