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Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... "At the same time, significant funds are being spent on so-called 'low emissions hydrogen' and the costly and unproven carbon capture and storage. And a further $50 million dollars is being directed to accelerate polluting gas projects." Hutley pointed ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... net zero emissions through technology spending, while doubling-down on the Liberal National Party's opposition to a carbon tax. "Mr Speaker, Australia is on the pathway to net zero emissions by 2050 and playing its part in responding to the critical ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... emissions, $300 million of that to support low emissions LNG and clean hydrogen production in Darwin, together with associated carbon capture and storage infrastructure. Emissions-lowering Budget promises also include $247.1 million to support increased ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... $22 billion a year and that is earmarked for investment in roads and infrastructure. It's also the only kind of de-facto carbon tax we have in this country," Holden explains. "However, in theory you could have a petrol excise that averaged at about 44 ...

HSBC nabs AMP Capital team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... supported by secular tailwinds such as the ongoing digitalisation of the economy and the vital need to transition to a lower carbon environment." Munro added: "This is another pivotal step in HSBC Alternatives' growth, and we are excited to bring in ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... removing poorly rated ESG companies from the investment universe. Each fund will also include specific ESG targets and lower carbon intensity than its benchmark."

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... that we take further action now to ensure the investment portfolio remains well-positioned as the world adapts to a lower carbon future," chief executive David Elia said. "We also believe that a net zero emissions commitment will present further investment ...

Millions of trees needed to offset NFTs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... environmental impact. A new calculator launched by NFT Club revealed it would take almost four million trees to offset the carbon emissions of the world's largest NFT collection. It takes 1.37 trees to offset one NFT sale, this would mean the number ...

Robeco introduces new indices

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Robeco has introduced new low carbon indices rooted in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Similar to Robeco's existing Multi-Factor Index range, the SDG Low-Carbon Indices are available for seven regions: Global AC, Global DM, Emerging Markets ...

Cannon-Brookes invests in renewables transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... after June 2023. The firms said batteries are a key part of transitioning Australia's energy networks and reducing the carbon intensity of the economy is a key focus of the strategy. AGL recently rejected a takeover bid from Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield ...