Australia commits A$165 mln to APAC energy transition investments
Australia has committed to spend A$165 million ($106 mln) through various initiatives towards domestic and regional decarbonisation technology initiatives, including critical minerals, hydrogen, and renewable energy.
Read MorePoor health of former CQC executive Newcombe delays US fraud trial
A US District Court judge on Thursday delayed the trial of former C-Quest Capital executives Ken Newcombe and Tridip Goswami, who both face federal fraud charges, with the ex-CEO to be placed in a protective “bubble” as he undergoes drastic cancer treatment.
Read MoreRio Tinto calls for global carbon pricing to encourage investments in hard-to-abate sectors
The world will need to embrace fundamental demand drivers, such as more entrenched carbon pricing, in order to drive decarbonisation of hard-to-abate mineral processing work and encourage buyers’ willingness to pay a green premium, global miner Rio Tinto told shareholders Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: AI-powered global data centre buildout at fork in the road, with energy choices crucial to emissions trajectory
A rise in emissions resulting from the boom in data centre energy demand over the coming years will depend on whether countries can overcome power grid issues, obstacles to renewable expansion, and how much of the added electricity consumption is met with fossil-based generation, industry leaders told a summit in Paris this week.
Read MoreNomura AM to add corporate nature opportunities to ESG scores
Nomura Asset Management plans to incorporate nature-related opportunity indicators into its proprietary ESG scoring model in the “near future”, an executive has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCarbon pricing, technology ASEAN’s best answer to CBAM -report
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries must actively implement carbon pricing mechanisms and increase investment to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors in order to effectively respond to EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a report has found.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Article 6 breakthrough raises integrity concerns for some, but ‘proof in pudding’, experts say
The historic consensus on Article 6, achieved in November at COP29, may have been broadly welcomed, but some remain cautious that gaps in final decision texts could lead to a lack of integrity in the newly developed, UN-approved international carbon markets, if implementation over the coming years is not sufficiently robust.
Read MoreBNP Paribas launches €750-mln low-carbon transition equity fund
French bank BNP Paribas has launched a low-carbon transition equity fund, targeting €750 million from institutional investors such as insurers, pensions funds, and corporates.
Read MoreChina seeking comments on steel sector emissions accounting rules
China’s environment ministry is seeking comments on emissions accounting rules for domestic steelmakers, as the sector will soon be included in the national emissions trading scheme.
Read MoreChinese emissions exchange launches carbon pledge services for local ETS
An exchange that supports one of China’s pilot carbon markets has unveiled an online financing service targeting carbon pledges in a latest attempt to explore innovative financial instruments.
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