Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 144 results for "carbon credit"

IPCC report highlights need for urgent action in Australia: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for specific projects. ERF participation and the growth of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) sector points to the potential for a much larger market in Australia, Connor noted. Connor further pointed ...

Mitsubishi buys stake in Australian carbon credit developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Mitsubishi Corporation has bought a 40% stake in an Australian nature-based developer of carbon credit projects. Mitsubishi Corporation said their investment in Australian Integrated Carbon (AIC) "falls in step with our sustainability objectives, which ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... submission last Friday. "ASX shares the CER's view that developing an exchange-traded market for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is an important next step in the evolution and expansion of Australia's carbon markets," an ASX spokesperson ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Reforestation, ecosystem regeneration and other projects will not only protect and restore biodiversity but could also support local communities and present a source of financial activity in the Asia Pacific region. The Carbon Market Institute (CMI) ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Point Advisory and a subsidiary of Greening Australia have launched a new business that will deliver nature-based carbon credit projects for business and investors. NatureCo will respond to rapidly growing global demand for high integrity nature-based ...

SGX CEO calls for increased international collaboration on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
The CEO of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) called for increased international collaboration to advance the sustainability agenda. Speaking at the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) ESG and Sustainable Finance Week conference ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... solution for corporates to address unavoidable carbon emissions in the near term and propel the development of new carbon credit projects worldwide," said Climate Impact X interim CEO and DBS chief sustainability officer Mikkel Larsen. "With an initial ...

Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Australia can implement a net-zero national energy market with renewable energy that is both affordable and reliable, but committing to go zero emissions makes little economic sense at this time, according to the Grattan Institute. Grattan Institute ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to the farms and see it happening." GreenCollar is involved in projects and investment in the carbon farming and carbon credit market. Last year, GreenCollar announced it had secured funding for a series of carbon farming projects under the Queensland ...