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Financing for sustainable home improvements with Brighte
The opportunity for advanced manufacturing and climate tech in Australia
News
Richard Branson and Mike Cannon-Brookes: Ditching coal can boost Aussie economy
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Richard Branson have called on Australia to shift away from coal power and towards renewable energy tech.
Carbon Market Talks Stumble at COP26 on How to Use the Cash
Talks at COP26 on international carbon markets are running into an obstacle: a row over how big a share of revenues from trading should be funneled toward countries that need money to adapt to climate change.
Surging energy prices create perfect storm for PM
Demand and prices for coal and gas are surging just as Australia is trying to finalise plans for decarbonising its economy. What’s the story?
Investible launches $100M AUD fund for early-stage climate tech startups – TechCrunch
Investible, the Sydney-based early-stage venture firm, announced today it is raising a $100 million AUD (about $72.3 million USD) Climate Tech Fund.
Harvard and Other Schools Make a Choice on Fossil Fuels
Climate activists on campuses across the country have spent years organizing in the name of fossil fuel divestment. That organizing is starting to pay off.
Forrest slams carbon capture as ‘failed’ technology
Andrew Forrest has blasted corporate net zero emissions targets as a ‘cop-out’ and criticised the controversial promotion of CO2 storage
CEFC joins Future Super in backing Artesian’s green bond fund
Having invested in more than $700 million of green bonds since its inception, the CEFC is one of the country’s biggest backers of green bonds.
Even U.S. bankers are getting anxious about climate change — Grist
Climate change will impact all governments, industries, and individuals. Housing and housing finance will not be spared.
EU Says Carbon Market Cash Can Ease Cost of Energy Crisis
Cash can help ease the the cost of the energy crisis
Climate Change Replaces Pandemic as Insurers’ Biggest Worry
Climate change has returned to the top of the list of insurers’ biggest concerns as the vaccine roll-out and gradual lifting of health restrictions see pandemic fears ease.
Surging energy prices create perfect storm for PM
Demand and prices for coal and gas are surging just as Australia is trying to finalise plans for decarbonising its economy.
Getting finance onside for climate
The world has finally awoken to the existential imperative
Why it’s more profitable to back women-led start-ups
Tech companies founded and led by women perform better and make more money than those led by men - and the venture capital sector is starting to catch on.
Banks are two faced when it comes to climate action
Major banks lent $835 million to expansionary fossil fuel projects last year, which was down by half. But the banks face AGM calls for this to drop to zero.
How coal turned from biggest asset to biggest risk for energy companies
Financial risk analysis
The market for stranded energy assets is heating up
What happens to big assets in coal, oil and gas with a move to renewables
Brighte hits $1B in sustainable loans
Financing company Brighte has hit a major milestone
The economics of climate change: no action not an option
Swiss Re Institute Report from April 2021
