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China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Suspended in 2017 due to low trading volume and lack of standardisation in carbon audits, the national voluntary offset market featured over 200 methodologies. With the completion of the first offset transaction ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... companies and 80% of auditors fail to disclose climate-related risks in the financials, according to financial think tank Carbon Tracker.

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... technologies in both new and existing buildings," she said. The report outlines recommendations based on themes - such as a zero-carbon-ready resilient building plan, electrification, incentives for high performance, including leveraging ARENA and the ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... market participants to better understand the relative positioning of non-financial corporates as they transition to a low-carbon future," Brian Cahill, global head of ESG at Moody's Investors Service said. ISS STOXX updates EU Taxonomy Alignment ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... trillion Australian dollars, ahead of mandatory emissions data disclosures due in 2024. Buildings contribute 39% of global carbon emissions, account for 50% of Australia's electricity consumption, and, in their day-to-day operations, constitute 23% ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... gas between now and 2085. According to GlobalData, if other oil-producing nations followed similar plans, the world's carbon budget for 1.5°C would be exceeded many times over. Despite the controversies surrounding COP28's host country, Center ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... common ground with the process of identifying climate risks, saying "just as we now understand that apparently harmless carbon emissions are, as they accumulate, wreaking havoc, so we are beginning to understand that modern slavery harms not only its ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... commented: "Net zero in real assets is not merely a goal, but a necessity. It requires a collective commitment to reduce carbon footprints and drive sustainability in the built environment. GRESB participants stand at the forefront of this movement ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is likely to double by 2035, meaning that companies should act now to reduce or abate emissions, according to EY. EY has published Changing Gears: Australia's Carbon Market Outlook 2023, which ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions. Just small minority account for all their emissions - Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Additionally, 41 companies disclosed using a carbon price in investment and capital decision-making - an increase of 41% from last year. "Net zero targets don't mean ...
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