Environmental

Podcast: Climate transition by numbers

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Qblue Balanced's Bjarne Graven Larsen explains how defining and measuring climate transition involves measuring a company's societal value creation, emissions reduction, and green innovation capabilities.

Accelerating green capital: What Australia's first sustainable finance taxonomy means for business

ILONA MILLAR, LILY MORTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
This paper sets out the key features of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and its practical implications for businesses' operations and reporting, followed by an update on the development of sustainable finance taxonomies globally.

NSW energy minister joins IGCC bill

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Penny Sharpe, the minister for the environment of New South Wales, will appear at the Investor Group on Climate Change's annual Summit next month.

Santos accused of covering up methane leak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Santos is facing claims its Darwin LNG facility has been leaking methane for two decades.

Australian Ethical calls on PM to 'meet the expectations of Australians'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo has sent a letter to the Prime Minister urging the government to set an ambitious national emissions reduction target for 2035.

Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A new report from Climate Energy Finance has called for the diesel Fuel Tax Credit scheme to be axed, a move backed by mining giant Fortescue.

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A newly formed alliance, Make Big Polluters Pay, is urging the government to enforce new legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks.

Minderoo welcomes The Lancet's plastics initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Minderoo Foundation has lauded a new initiative by The Lancet that has elevated the threat of plastics to the same league as climate change.

Community housing providers improve ESG standing

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Community housing organisations have substantially improved their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to the national peak body representing providers.

Authorities are now accountable for caused climate damage

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A new ruling by the International Court of Justice will hold states and countries accountable for the climate damage they have caused.