Australia offers A$750 mln for clean minerals development
Australia on Friday continued its clean energy spending, announcing it will invest A$750 million ($471 mln) in critical minerals and their development and processing through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Read MoreRicoh Australia partners with PrintReleaf to offset corporate paper consumption
Ricoh Australia has partnered with sustainability platform PrintReleaf to help businesses offset their paper consumption by funding global reforestation projects, the companies announced this week.
Read MoreAustralia may miss green iron opportunity, think tank says
The world’s largest iron ore exporter may miss the jump on greening its product into a higher-quality product thanks to lower gas supplies and high gas prices, a think tank has suggested.
Read MoreRio Tinto signs large solar-battery deal to slash aluminium smelter emissions
Australian miner Rio Tinto has signed two large power agreements with Edify Energy for clean energy supply to one of its largest emitting facilities in Queensland covered by the Safeguard Mechanism.
Read MoreAU Market: ACCU market in a holding pattern, Feb. cancellations doubles
The Australian carbon market has trended downward as participants remain on tenterhooks ahead of the upcoming election, and lack of compliance demand keeps trading activity at middling to subdued levels.
Read MoreCarbon insurer expands into Australia
A UK-based carbon insurance provider active in the voluntary and Paris Agreement Article 6 markets announced on Wednesday it is now authorised to insure companies in Australia.
Read MoreMore efficient CO2 capture seen as key to scale CCS industry
More attention must be paid to capturing post-combustion carbon streams with low CO2 concentrations if the world is to hit climate targets and scale the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, a Perth conference heard this week.
Read MoreAustralian regulator extends carbon abatement contract delivery deadline
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has agreed to reschedule the delivery deadline for carbon abatement contracts (CACs) to the end of the calendar year, as it waits on the government to decide future exit window arrangements.
Read MoreAustralia set to miss renewable target, think tank says
Australia is unlikely to meet its planned target of 82% of electricity sourced from renewable energy by 2030 no matter who wins the upcoming election, but output could be much lower under the conservative opposition, according to a report released Tuesday.
Read More‘Water-positive’ DAC startup raises $27.5 mln in Series A, project funding
A startup specialising in water recovery and carbon removal technologies has secured $27.5 million in Series A and project funding.
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