ASX resource players banking on renewables
With traditional energy sources hit by volatility, these ASX resource players are embracing renewables to save money and help clean up the industry’s image.
Climate Change
Cannon-Brookes powers local EV sales amid global slump
Australia is defying a global slowdown in electric vehicle sales as a fund backed by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes steps up investments on clean energy projects.
RBA puts bank bosses on notice
Artificial intelligence, climate change, cyber attacks and a rapid-fire run on the banks, are among the emerging threats facing Australia’s banks.
Suncorp, Youi cut staff amid cost drive
Queensland insurers Suncorp and Youi are cutting staff numbers amid growing challenges for the insurance sector including increasing natural disasters.
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‘No’ vote urged on BHP climate plan
Proxy adviser CGI Glass Lewis recommends shareholders reject BHP’s climate transition plan, saying it’s unclear if the targets are science-based.
$19bn fund bid to pump up hydrogen
Australian hydrogen developers want the Morrison government to create a $19bn Net Zero fund to kickstart use of the fuel in heavy industries.
Acting PM’s bizarre ‘early settlers’ comment
Deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has made an odd reference when quizzed about coal jobs and a potential net zero target.
Climate targets ‘will trigger investment wave’
Funds controlling trillions of dollars in assets say they need the certainty of long-term climate targets before they commit to large-scale investment.
Barnaby’s surprise shift on net zero
Barnaby Joyce has staged a surprising shift over adopting a net-zero emissions target, but there are some strings attached.
NSW to turn off coal-fired power early
NSW will have closed all of its coal power plants by 2040 at the latest after EnergyAustralia said its Mt Piper station would close at least two years early.
AGL feels heat on climate vote
AGL Energy was hit with a huge climate protest vote in a result hailed by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes as a defining moment for Australia’s climate ambitions.
‘Junk’ carbon credits pollute a new market
Investors in the flourishing carbon credit market are warned one in five Australian carbon credits are effectively useless.
Huge cost to save Aussie beaches
The huge cost of protecting Australia’s beaches and coastal towns could soar as high as $54 million a year – but it won’t be the government picking up the bill.
Human rights-based climate lawsuits to rise
Climate change litigation will increasingly be based on human rights and duty of care claims, experts say.
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