BHP, Indian steel giant sign MoU for new ways to make commodity more cleanly
The world’s largest miner, BHP, is partnering with a steelmaker to start addressing its iron ore Scope 3 emissions, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreAustralia expands ocean protection as first Global Nature Positive Summit kicks off
The Australian government has expanded its protected waters, now protecting more marine areas than any other nation on Earth, it said as it hosts the first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney.
Read MoreAustralian energy firm partners with Japanese government agency to manage methane emissions
An Australia-headquartered energy firm has teamed up with a Japanese government affiliate to collaborate on improving methane emissions management with new technology.
Read MoreAU Market: ACCU price retreats after bumper September
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) has reversed the gains it made last month which saw a record 4.1 million units traded, according to analysis.
Read MoreAustralia has done nothing to reverse nature-harming govt subsidies, report finds
Australia spends around 50 times more on subsidising activities that harm the environment than it spends on helping it, according to a first-of-its kind report examining government payments published Monday.
Read MoreWestern Australian govt announces first nature tech accelerator cohort
The government of Western Australia announced Friday the first cohort of six early-stage nature tech startups that will receive seed capital and expert support to scale their businesses under a newly launched accelerator programme.
Read MoreNature-positive insurance practices gain traction, but faster integration needed, report says
The concept of nature-positive insurance is building momentum in Australia as a way to address insurability challenges, but work must be done more quickly to integrate these practices more broadly, a report published Friday urged.
Read MoreAustralian carbon, biodiversity offset developer raising capital for Queensland assets
An Australian investment manager is raising A$6.6 million ($4.5 mln) for a fund that purchases agricultural land for carbon and biodiversity offset projects.
Read MoreGlobal climate fund to invest up to $1 bln to decarbonise industry sectors in developing countries
One of the largest climate funds in the world announced on Thursday that it would invest up to $1 billion in technologies that reduce emissions from the industrial sector in developing countries.
Read MoreAustralia Market Roundup: Energy company dumps hydrogen project, Woodside registers another ACCU project
Australian energy gentailer Origin announced on Thursday it would shelve a hydrogen development project due to a lack of certainty, while Woodside Energy continues to register new carbon credit projects.
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