Ethical Investing
Electric cars to make bigger impact than electric homes
24 April
Selling more fuel-efficient cars in Australia will have a bigger environmental impact than disconnecting all homes from gas, a report has found. Analysis by the Climate Council, released on Wednesday, found Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency...[Read More]
Federal-state deal powers up for more clean energy
24 April
One million homes in NSW could be powered by renewable energy and more electricity could flow to South Australia and Western Australia, under a deal struck between the federal and state governments. The deal is part of the the taxpayer-funded...[Read More]
Australians want more renewables faster: survey
17 April
Almost nine in 10 Australians want a faster or moderate transition to clean energy, the national science agency says. The CSIRO on Wednesday released a survey on attitudes nationwide towards the renewable energy transition. Touted by the agency as...[Read More]
Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding
17 April
Ambitious projects to create more renewable hydrogen and produce greener steel have been granted almost $60 million after the government agency in charge of the sector expanded its funding. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) revealed on...[Read More]
Add skills to adapt to ‘new era’ in climate disclosure
10 April
Australian enterprises face a new era of disclosure that will require bean counters to balance the books on environmental and social costs, experts warn. In response, RMIT Online has partnered with Deloitte to help organisations get ready to report...[Read More]
Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions
10 April
Petrol and diesel vehicles should be banned from sale by 2035 and households encouraged to get rid of one of their family cars, according to a new report which found Australia had the potential to halve its transport emissions by 2030. The Climate...[Read More]
What is ethical investing and how to do it
4 April
Investing is typically perceived as a wealthy-only pastime with no regard for the environment or social issues. However, that is not always the case, and the old mindset of making money for its own sake doesn’t need to stay. People have become...[Read More]
Google links solar farm deal to help big data go green
20 December
A business-critical data centre specialist and a global renewable energy provider are teaming up with tech giant Google to build new generation capacity in Australia’s energy grid. Data centre firm AirTrunk, Swedish energy giant OX2 and Google on...[Read More]
‘Crucial’ research funding to end plastics, cut methane
13 December
Two new research centres will share $127 million to eliminate plastic waste and slash toxic emissions from livestock in a bid to avoid failure on climate targets. “There are very few challenges more crucial than achieving net zero emissions and...[Read More]
Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress
13 December
Extra billions have been committed to “renewable superpower” status in a federal budget update as Australia tries to keep its climate commitments and control rising power bills. The update released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday said the...[Read More]