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From coal colossus to renewable superpower – Queensland’s transformation
Australia should take a lead from Queensland and its global partners and act now with a landmark, nation-building strategic investment of public capital into the Future Fund, to leverage existing investments in the National Reconstruction Fund and Rewiring the Nation. We need the government to underwrite local procurement policies to underpin domestic manufacturing.
Poll shows strong support for fossil fuel export levy
More than twice as many Australians support a levy as oppose it, regardless of its size.
Climate risk becomes the norm in financial statements
None of the 10 largest global tech companies mentioned climate-related risks in their financial statements.
Tasmania competing for major new industry
Esso alone needs to remove 13 platforms from Bass Strait in coming years, with about 50 more available elsewhere in the country. A new “Rig Recycling Centre” could also tap into the thousands of offshore platforms that need to be removed from Asian waters.
Sustainability Tech Council established
Launch focus areas included green data centres, energy-efficient tech, e-waste management, and supply chain sustainability.
Report: shareholders deceived by offshore gas sector
Mr Runciman says industry shareholders face a material financial risk due to the under reporting of liabilities associated with the decommissioning of retired offshore oil and gas assets, describing company disclosures as “inadequate.”
Will Plibersek undermine Ramsar Treaty to benefit developer?
If the Minister approves Walker Corp’s plans it will not only destroy important feeding habitat for one of Australia’s most endangered birds, the Eastern Curlew, it will also have global ramifications by undermining the Ramsar Treaty.
Macquarie Asset Management launches onshore renewable energy business
The platform is the latest in Macquarie Asset Management’s suite of specialist businesses that seek to contribute to the energy transition, which also span platforms focused on global offshore wind, European solar, pan-Asian renewables and stand-alone battery storage, responding to investor demand for long-term opportunities in diversified portfolios of renewable energy assets.
Australian company enters $US6.4 billion funding deal in Vietnam
Circa $US1 billion to develop four biomass power plants and thousands of hectares of sorghum cultivation in Central and South Vietnam