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HolonIQ Australia and New Zealand Climate Tech 100 2022

HolonIQ has announced their 2022 Australia and New Zealand Climate Tech 100
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The Inventors: The Climate Connection

On June 9, we're connecting researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors together for climate tech.
Industry

Climate Action: The Power of Ten

If we can combine these ten elements, we can avert climate disaster
Industry

COP26 Insights, Governments will not lead on Climate response

Our resident Climate Scientist, Michael Molitor shares his key takeaways from COP26, and what hope we have for the future of our planet.
Industry

AUSTRALIA’S CARBON TARGETS, Are we dinosaurs or winners?

Every Australian State and Territory has announced a 2050 net zero carbon emissions target but what about the Federal Government - are we Dinosaurs or Winners in this?
Industry

ARENA Mission and Roadmap

ARENA have announced their focus areas for the next 12 months
Industry

New climate tech scaleup hub coming to Sydney 

The City of Sydney teams up with seed venture firm Investible to build a climate tech hub in Circular Quay
Companies

Flood preparation, management and data from FloodMapp

Flood forecasting and real-time flood mapping

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Coalition-era $1bn fund rebadged to support clean energy tech

The Albanese government will funnel $500 million into the commercialisation of clean energy technologies through a rebadged version of a $1 billion fund first proposed by the former Coalition government.

January 13, 2023
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Olivia Utharntharm
Zero-emission zones to be created across Sydney, including at Blackwattle Bay, Central

The NSW government will create several zero-emission zones across Sydney, including at Blackwattle Bay and Central, as Infrastructure Minister Rob Stokes warned the city risked falling behind other global metropolises without immediate climate action.

November 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement: Propelling Our Sustainable Future

Australians stand to benefit from new, practical cooperation with Singapore, which will promote jobs, trade and investment in ways that will accelerate our transition to net zero emissions.

November 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Queensland doubles down on Net-Zero with Low Carbon Accelerator

The Queensland government has doubled down on its activities to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 with the launch of a Low Carbon Accelerator Program.

November 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Will Climate Tech Save Us?

The Inflation Reduction Act became law on Aug. 16. As he signed the bill, President Joe Biden called it “the most aggressive action ever, ever ever ever, in confronting the climate crisis.”

November 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Albanese government passes climate bill through the lower house

The Albanese government has passed its climate bill through the lower house with a number of amendments. The new bill locks in a 43 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050 which is an update to Australia's obligations under the Paris Agreement.

August 22, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
A ‘nation of innovation’ can tackle climate change

Of the new crop of members in the House of Representatives delivering maiden speeches on Tuesday evening, Labor’s Sally Sitou was up first, as Independent Zoe Daniel closed the evening.

August 22, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Biden unveils $2.3bn plan to fight climate change

US President Joe Biden has announced $2.3bn (£1.9bn) to help build infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather and natural disasters.

July 26, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Canberra will ban new petrol cars from 2035 in a bid to squash carbon emissions

Motorists will be banned from purchasing new “fossil fuel” vehicles in the nation’s capital from 2035.

July 26, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Breaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal

New agreement to fast-track climate solutions signed as countries underscore need for diversified supply chains

July 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Treasury to model economic impact of climate change after 9-year break

The federal Treasury is modelling the impact of climate change on the Australian economy and the national budget, re-starting work abandoned for almost a decade.

July 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
Countries set to join carbon markets as the world demands a green economic transition

For decades, carbon markets have been seen as part of the solution to climate change. They have mostly been dominated by the private sector, but this will soon change

July 14, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
What Big Tech can do following SCOTUS’ big climate ruling

The Supreme Court has issued a major ruling on the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases. We’ll be looking at what tech can do to fill the void as well as Frontier’s big carbon removal purchase. Join us as we try to make climate lemonade.

July 5, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Is Going to Be Very, Very Expensive

The agency can still regulate carbon pollution, just not in the most efficient, system-wide ways.

July 5, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA's ability to fight the climate crisis

The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the country's power plants, just as scientists warn the world is running out of time to get the climate crisis under control.

July 5, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
‘Historic decision’: EU to end sale of polluting cars from 2035

The European Union only wants zero-emission or climate-neutral new cars and vans – meaning without combustion engines running on diesel, petrol and natural gas – to be placed on the market and sold as of 2035.

July 5, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
NSW to make single biggest investment in renewable energy

The NSW government is to make its single biggest investment in renewable energy infrastructure, committing $1.2 billion to fast-track critical transmission projects to deliver cheaper and more reliable power.

June 27, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
New Zealand targets EVs, industry with new $2.8 billion climate response fund

The New Zealand government said on Monday it would set up a NZ$4.5 billion ($2.83 billion) climate response fund, spending at least NZ$2.9 billion on cutting pollution over the next four years as it targets net zero emissions by 2050.

June 27, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm
The climate champions hoping to play kingmaker in Australia’s election

The pro-business, pro-environment ‘teal independents’ could help to usher in a greener government in the May 21 vote

May 16, 2022
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Olivia Utharntharm