One of Brookfield's most senior executives tells Capital Brief there are "certainly other opportunities in Australia" for a landmark deal beyond Origin Energy.
Climate, energy and resources
A modified phrase in the Global Stocktake Text was enough to get all 200 signatories of the Paris Agreement on board to wrap up negotiations at COP28 in Dubai.
Beyond pursuing a potential $80 billion corporate merger, Woodside and Santos could well also compare notes on defending claims of greenwashing.
Woodside and Santos are poles apart on their ESG strategies. Would an $80 billion merger be beneficial from a sustainability lens?
Talk of a possible $80 billion Woodside-Santos merger follows a wave of consolidation in global oil and gas as companies band together for survival.
With a dearth of obvious expansion opportunities, the mooted $80 billion tie-up will help deliver growth and scale, but arguably not much beyond. It could, however, help Santos attract interest from other suitors.
New research finds a disconnect between how loan books and equity markets are judging the risks of climate change.
Over-promises, under-delivery and at times even outright fraud have featured heavily in the 25-year history of carbon offset markets. But things could finally be about to change.
The infrastructure opportunity and the funding challenge were key topics of conversation at a recent gathering of Australia's climate tech community.
One of Canada’s mining giants is cashed up and being linked with beleaguered ASX nickel and copper play Chalice Mining.
The Canadian investment giant might be tempted to disappear off the local energy scene altogether after seemingly failing in its second big attempt to pull off a landmark climate deal in Australia, this time with Origin.
