This Month
How to fly green without the carbon offset ‘accounting trick’
Does ticking the carbon offset box and paying loose change to plant a few trees really make a difference?
December 2024
Rio Tinto says carbon price pain justifies action on emissions
Carbon pricing schemes in Australia and Quebec mean almost half of Rio’s emissions are subject to penalty and would soon cost $940 million per year if not tackled.
November 2024
Taxing fossil fuels better than Future Made in Australia, Ken Henry says
The proposal backs a similar fossil fuel export tax on commodities such as coal and gas put forward by former Hawke Labor government advisers Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims.
October 2024
Why every investor should be thinking about carbon pricing
If we integrate the financial costs of greenhouse gas emissions into our investment decisions, we can figure out what opportunities this opens up for making money.
Why hydrogen is better than batteries for long-distance trucks
H2X is focusing the rollout of its hydrogen-powered trucks on Europe and Scandinavia where incentives and refuelling are better.
Fortescue mulls whether to take $50m carbon free-kick
Andrew Forrest’s disdain for carbon offsets is clouding the company’s willingness to seize on a lucrative windfall under Australia’s new carbon credit scheme.
September 2024
Carbon broker CORE Markets eyes $25m raise for Asia push
The effort, assisted by Rennie Advisory, is well under way, with roadshows and management presentations in train since July.
Farmer co-op shops $51m raising to energy players
Regen has raised $500,000 through crowdfunding efforts and $5 million in government and foundation grants, but this effort represents the group’s biggest push to date.
Soil carbon capture surges as AI drives down costs
Artificial intelligence can reduce barriers to implementing soil carbon projects as ag tech creates new opportunities.
August 2024
BHP, Rio and Qantas back $250m carbon fund to beef up emission offsets
The fund is being run by Silva Capital, itself a joint venture of agriculture-focused private capital investor ROC Capital and C6 Investment Management.
Union iron ore claim poses risks for green superpower hopes
Let’s hope for the sake of Australia’s energy transition that we don’t return to the bad old days of industrial disruption in the Pilbara.
July 2024
Marex raids Jarden’s carbon trading business, opens NZ office
The Nasdaq-listed firm has snared Jarden rainmaker Nigel Brunel and a swathe of the Kiwi investment bank’s carbon trading team.
This investor is slimming down its stake in Blackstone-backed Xpansiv
The carbon trading platform counts some heavyweight backers including the private equity giant and Macquarie. But Perennial is selling down its investment.
New tools democratise greenhouse gas management
A digital marketplace for companies with smaller carbon footprints to buy offsets has taken out the Technology category.
June 2024
Agriculture wins carbon price reprieve in New Zealand
Farmers had protested against previous proposals to impose a regulated price on methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions from late 2025.
May 2024
A carbon tax and dividend scheme could be the answer
Readers’ letters on the pressing need for a carbon tax; why we shouldn’t fear AI; in defence of mortgage brokers; and the reality of climate change.
Taxpayers are poorer without a carbon tax
Instead of imposing a carbon levy on polluters to fund big personal income tax cuts, governments are gambling taxpayer money on climate and energy projects.
Rest Super-backed Cibus to push into carbon farming and robotics
Cibus Capital will make a big push into regenerative farming and will use the latest robotics to expand one of the country’s biggest seedling growers.
Subsidy wars: Carbon capture cost adds up for fertiliser maker
Carbon capture and storage would add 50 per cent to the cost of producing ammonia in the Pilbara, making it uneconomic without further government support.
Critics wrong about our clean energy ‘superpower’ plan picking winners
We share concerns about arbitrary government intervention, but our carbon pricing model is designed to minimise those risks.