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.
Climate and environment
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.
As the UN's climate conference gets under way in the UAE, Australia risks getting caught in the middle of a debate over the future of fossil fuels.
EnergyAustralia is defending its "Go Neutral" product against greenwashing allegations by saying its representations of "carbon neutral" products were opinion, not fact.
The agreement, reached at the end of the Pacific Islands Forum, allows Tuvalu nationals facing displacement from climate change to live, work and study in Australia.
While Albanese's trips to the US and China may have received more media coverage, his stay in the Cook Islands is proving more pivotal to getting real outcomes for Australia.
Shemara Wikramanayake tells Capital Brief she isn't worried about the backlash against woke capitalism and sees green opportunities ahead.
Ben Lamm’s ‘de-extinction’ company Colossal has been valued at US$1 billion. But what’s the business case for resurrecting extinct animals?
Origin Energy has dropped unsubtle hints that Brookfield's $18.7 billion takeover offer undervalues the company.
A High Court of Australia decision that a distance-based charge on electric vehicles in the state of Victoria is invalid threatens similar plans across the country.
Artificial intelligence can help insurers, bankers and investors save profits by saving the planet, according to SXSW panellists.
Last month the federal government’s proposed fuel efficiency plans received ‘overwhelming support’. Now eyes are turning to the fine print.
Morrison & Co quietly began investing in infrastructure in New Zealand in the 1980s before it was a thing. Now it has renewable portfolio companies in every continent.
Nuveen doesn't forsake ESG goals for performance, targeting a 25% return on most investments with a particular focus on inequality and climate change.
Four years on from the Black Summer, first-responders are once again on red alert. And a crop of Australian startups are racing to help them.
Michele Bullock steps up as RBA Governor today. In her first speech in her last role, she identified three potential sources of systemic risk for the financial system.
Australia's biggest annual gathering of climate heavyweights took place in Sydney this week. There was one clear takeaway from the event.
Ross Garnaut backed ZEN Energy is looking for high-yield loans to fund its projects and future contracts
Artificial intelligence's computational requirements rose 300,000-fold in six years. That makes AI development much more costly, both to companies and the planet.
New South Wales will negotiate with Origin Energy over a possible extension of the 43-year old Eraring Energy power plant after heeding warnings from the market operator.
