Westpac pioneers zero-deforestation commitment
The nation’s second-largest lender has set a zero-deforestation target for loans to beef, dairy and sheep farmers.
Climate Change
Fortescue scraps plan for renewable energy hub
A plan to build up to 5.4 gigawatts of wind and solar generation capacity – including 340 wind turbines and a solar farm – has been shelved in WA.
‘Cult’: Former PM’s wild climate rant
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has declared warnings of human-induced climate change “ahistorical and utterly implausible”.
‘Ambitious’: Australia’s net-zero task laid bare
Private industry must pitch in with the government for Australia to hit net zero by 2050, according to the Treasurer.
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RBA flags climate risk disclosure a priority
Improving climate-related risk disclosure is a priority for the Reserve Bank as it highlights a ‘significant uncertainty’ on the size of risks confronting banks.
Trump and Greta are trading blows again… sort of
Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg feature in the ferocious latest album from Ministry PLUS Jeremy Zucker and Fabrizio Grossi.
Climate activist group targets big four banks
Market Forces has lodged shareholder resolutions with nation’s big four banks, calling for an end to billions of dollars in financing for new or expanded fossil fuel projects.
West Beach seaweed plant a multimillion-dollar gas cow
A seaweed-based product designed to reduce greenhouse emissions is set to hit the market soon after an investment of almost $18m from a Silicon Valley investment firm.
Climate disaster costs to hit $73bn
Deloitte has warned insurance costs are set to explode as extreme weather worsens natural catastrophe damages.
Big polluters join net zero carbon push
Big cement makers and aluminium producers have joined the rush to set targets for net zero emissions by 2050.
Macquarie chief calls for faster green energy shift
Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake says renewables are now the cheapest form of new generation in almost every part of the world.
Emerging Victorian disaster must keep PM at home
How could PM Scott Morrison even contemplate attending the Glasgow climate change summit when he may be needed to lead the response to a developing Covid crisis in Victoria.
Super funds turn up the temperature
The nation’s $3.3 trillion superannuation sector will play a key role in engaging with business in the shift to net zero emissions.
‘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.
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