Energy, mental health start-ups raise $3.75m
A start-up which can estimate when investors will see a return on renewable energy projects and a platform that measures mental health using smartwatches have raised new capital.
Climate Change
‘Dirty assets’: Outrage over mega mine deal
The sharemarket has cheered the news of a mega mine deal, but environmentalists say it’s a catastrophe for the climate crisis.
Delaying transmission rollout to hit CO2
Urgent action is needed to roll out high voltage transmission lines to transfer new renewable energy, or 60bn tonnes of carbon dioxide will be emitted between 2030 and 2050.
Going with the flow: Qld battery venture on the charge
Former navy man Stuart Parry is preparing to roll out shipping-container size iron-flow batteries for Queensland’s state-owned power giant Stanwell Corp to underpin renewables.
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Landmark ruling on climate change
The biggest polluters in NSW are on notice after a landmark court ruling aimed at the Environmental Protection Authority.
APRA focus on climate change as Covid rages
APRA chairman Wayne Byres has said the financial system has emerged from a turbulent year in good health.
Santos sued over ‘clean energy’ claims
Santos has been served with a legal claim accusing it of engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct over its clean energy claims.
Business to lead the way to emissions drop: Worley CEO
Worley CEO Chris Ashton believes big business will lead the way in emissions reduction, while accelerating his own firm’s renewable pivot after a profit hit.
Jobs boost from major SA mine expansion
The Prominent Hill mine in Far North South Australia will soon embark on a $600m expansion plan, providing hundreds of new jobs.
Corporate titans feel social pressure
Mass protests against a mining giant show being a ‘bad corporate citizen’ is no longer going to cut it. Major companies are now scrambling to look better.
Firms feeling climate pressure: UniSuper
The $100bn industry super fund UniSuper says 40 of its top 50 Australian investments have set targets aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Barnaby blasts China on climate change
Barnaby Joyce has taken an extraordinary swipe against China while ducking responsibility for Australia’s action on climate change.
‘Empathy’: Barnaby blasts Afghan tweet
Barnaby Joyce has taken a swipe at one of his Nationals colleagues for trying to link the Taliban to a domestic debate about climate change.
Wall of cash to silence climate sceptics
This year is likely to be remembered for the financial industry’s ‘phenomenal’ pivot on climate change.
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