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ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... continuing. European Union policymakers are reassessing oil and gas dependence and considering more renewables, storage, and nuclear capacity, while China has called for faster renewable deployment and larger energy reserves. In Australia, the federal ...

UniSuper changes weapons threshold on sustainable option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... revenue from the manufacture of whole weapon systems or components developed for exclusive use of controversial and/or nuclear weapons." Meanwhile, the super fund also changed the investment strategy for Global Companies in Asia option with the addition ...

Australian investors prioritising returns over ethics: Data

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... risk assets, including US technology stocks and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and sectors like uranium, nuclear energy and defence. Sharesight chief executive Douglas Morris said the data highlights a growing disconnect between investors ...

Surge in AI usage, new apps overwhelm energy efficiency: IEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... still an energy taker, it is also becoming an energy maker - driving forward innovative solutions like next-generation nuclear reactors, flexible data centres and long-duration energy storage." "To help countries that seize on this opportunity to modernise ...

Quinbrook divests in UK flexible energy platform for $83m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... landscape." Quinkbrook managing director and UK regional lead Keith Gains commented: "As the retirement of the UK's older coal, nuclear and gas power stations have accelerated, Flexitricity has played a pivotal role in supporting more flexible and customer-focused ...

Renewables are cheapest: CSIRO GenCost report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... experienced its first cost rise in three years, onshore wind costs show tentative signs of stabilising. Meantime, the cost of nuclear, coal and gas continue to rise due to higher steam and gas turbine technology costs. Australian Minister for Climate ...

VanEck launches uranium ETF amid nuclear transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
VanEck will launch a uranium ETF as global markets embrace a nuclear energy transition, providing investors targeted exposure to global companies across the uranium and nuclear energy value chain. The VanEck Uranium and Energy Innovation ETF (ASX: URAN) ...

Matt Kean calls for greater private investment in transition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... economic tailwinds are very clear. The cheapest way to deliver energy today is not fossil fuels. It's certainly not nuclear. It's wind, solar, storage, and so let's get on with it."

Aware Super expands investment restrictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... on 31 March 2025. The restriction also covers both whole systems and key components. In addition, direct investment in nuclear weapons is now excluded, subject to a 5% revenue threshold. The $200 billion super fund said direct investments in companies ...

Pendal, Regnan funds expand controversial weapons exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... more of revenues from things like the production of alcoholic beverages, pornography, or uranium mining in support of nuclear power. However, companies with a climate transition plan may be exempted from some of the screens. Further, Pendal clarified ...
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