Climate and environment
The company’s cornerstone green energy deal has sparked anger in Tasmania, where details around the state-sanctioned agreement remain murky.
Electric vehicles sales have been steadily growing in Australia but figures for March suggest the Middle East War is convincing more Australians to make the switch.
The Danish energy trader’s new deal brings the company’s total local commitment to $500 million, as it expands its Australian energy footprint.
We remain exposed to shocks like the conflict in the Iran, which is affecting everything from diesel to fertiliser. A faster, more strategic green transition can help.
These specialist investment vehicles are meant to crowd in private finance and accelerate emerging tech, yet most money still goes to projects the market would fund anyway.
While many corporates will be breathing a sigh of relief after Santos successfully defended its net zero plan in court, experts warn activists may use other legal methods to pressure big businesses on climate.
The platform is moving towards becoming an all-in-one climate data house for institutional investors.
Co-founder Toby Chan is looking to raise about $150 million for the fund to capitalise on the underinvestment in Australian climate tech.
The former prime minister says a new party is 'certainly possible' as polling suggests a depleted Coalition party room is now bleeding votes to its right flank.
Nuno Matos' reshaping of ANZ continues with the exit of climate chief Gerard Brown and looming ESG cuts, adding to unease across the bank’s ranks.
Labor has ended a five-year stalemate on Australia’s environmental protections, sealing a deal with the Greens to overhaul national protections on the last sitting day of the year.
Labor is attempting to woo the business sector as it looks to establish itself as the natural party of government and secure lasting reform.
Australia has long seen itself as punching above its weight, but our wealth, stability and innovation mean we should be aiming much higher.
The market may have cooled on ESG, but not on green homes. Energy performance is emerging as the new metric driving property prices and lending decisions.
