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More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Adaptation should be rolled out alongside emissions mitigation, says assistant minister for climate change and energy Jenny McAllister. It is estimated that climate change will cost US$1.7-3.1 trillion a year through to 2050 globally. For example, the ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... million in a move aimed at attracting investment and boosting affordability. The Australian Federal Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will fund electric vehicles and EV infrastructure. ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... farming for soil health and emissions reductions in Macleay NSW was awarded $14,957. $20,000 was allotted towards build energy efficiency for social housing in Gympie, QLD. A further $20,000 was granted to a local Indigenous community in the Northern ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... rank how many GRI standards a company reports on, and how comprehensively. Assessed sectors include financial services, energy, healthcare, IT, real estate, and consumer discretionary and staples. Of those, 11% received 5 stars, 36% received 4 stars ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Investment Managers with US$32.8 billion AUM, provides responsible finance solutions to institutional and wholesale renewable energy, storage and low-carbon mobility providers. Peers says that although ESG factors impact the performance of companies ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... That job involved collaborating with industry groups on human rights and natural capital. Thorpe previously worked as an energy and environment manager at Tokyo-based GR Company, the government relations and strategic public policy firm, and as a project ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Inc, Northrop Grumman Corp and Raytheon Technologies Corp. ASIC has also levied fines against Future Super, Black Mountain Energy, Diversa Trustees Limited, Vanguard Investments Australia, Tlau Energy and Northern Trust Asset Management. ASIC currently ...

GreenCollar makes strategic acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Carbon markets developer and investor GreenCollar has invested in a carbon, energy and sustainability advisory firm to increase end-to-end services to business. The partnership with EnergyLink Services is designed to help GreenCollar increase its reach ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... also found that most financiers are disregarding climate scenario modelling and analysis provided by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Financiers are more likely to use internal modelling/analysis ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... its A$10.2 billion private equity portfolio geographically. It will also broaden exposure to financial services and the energy transition. "GSC has exceptionally strong tailwinds as many solutions for the global energy transition challenge require significant ...