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L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... which is the initial step of four. In November the personal care company announced a new partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF) to fund the Reef Restoration and Adaption Program (RRAP) through the €50 million Fund for Nature Regeneration ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... species and ecological communities, the environment in Commonwealth marine areas and the environment in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Justice Shaun McElwaine ruled it was not a case of climate denial, but about whether the minister had the legal ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... million to reduce transport emissions, and a total of $1.2 billion to 2030 to protect and manage and restore the Great Barrier Reef. "This Budget represents a sensible first step in addressing climate change, but with only seven years to 2030 and the ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
HSBC is funding two new blue carbon projects - one relating to the Great Barrier Reef, the other to establish a framework for an investment fund. Each project builds on previous work funded by HSBC and aims to establish "the most effective way to harness ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... first purchasers of Reef Credits - tradeable units measuring improvements to water quality flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef. HSBC Australia and the Queensland government have become the first-ever private- and public-sector buyers of Reef Credits ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... stabilise soil and retain vegetation cover to significantly reducing the risk of sediment mobilisation to a Great Barrier Reef management priority river. Forest Retention Project (Coverty QLD) 15,000 total carbon credits (ACCUs) estimated to be generated ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... which provides funding to study innovative and more sustainable farming techniques to positively impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Project Catalyst began in 2008 with 19 farmers, and at current count "helps improve the quality of more than 150 billion ...

CEFC commits to large-scale solar projects developed by Edify Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... benefits to the grid." The solar projects also reflect the CEFC's focus on funding clean energy projects in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area as part of its Reef Funding Program. "By financing the development of solar farms in the Reef Catchment ...

CEFC makes tenth large scale solar project allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... for the Collinsville Solar Plant is also part of the CEFC's focus on delivering clean energy solutions in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment Area, as part of its Reef Funding Program. Other Large Scale Solar Program commitments include finance commitment ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... 2016, Yates noted. "We anticipate further changes in 2016, to support investments to improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef and Australia's cities," Yates said. "We look forward to continuing to work with all types of business, co-financiers and ...
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