ANZ Archives - Renew Economy

Solar

Greek developer reaches financial close on another 230MW of Australian solar projects
Mytilineos has reached financial close on a second portfolio of projects in Australia, two solar farms in Queensland and one in New South Wales.
Amalyah Hart

Jan 9, 2023

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Big Australian banks slammed for funding massive gas “carbon bomb”
ANZ, NAB and Westpac have been criticised for helping to bankroll Woodside’s massive expansion of LNG production, despite their climate pledges.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 19, 2022

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Solar

Greek developer reaches financial close on 120MW of NSW solar projects
Greek industrial group secures finance for three 40MW solar farms in NSW, with lenders ANZ, Societe Generale and Westpac.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 19, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Federal ministers urge boycott of major bank proposing climate risk in lending decisions
ANZ evokes a frenzied response from Coalition ministers for suggesting its largest customers should probably start preparing for a transition to zero emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 29, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

Australian banks double down on global fossil fuel expansion
Just when you thought Australia’s banks had reached the nadir, new data shows ‘Big Four’ lending to fossil fuel projects spiked by 50% last year.
Jack Bertlous

Jun 1, 2018

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Solar

Alinta looks to combine solar and geothermal for new housing estates
Alinta Energy says distributed geothermal could provide heating and cooling needs for new housing estates, and combined with solar need not be connected to grid.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 1, 2016

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ANZ makes climate commitment, but labelled ‘satirical’, ineffective
ANZ revises climate and coal rules, but criticised as ‘almost satirical’ because it allows financing of new coal mines and allows it to increase its carbon footprint.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2015

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Tide turns on fossil fuels as Norway quits coal, ANZ goes green
Norway pension fund, the world’s largest, to dump coal investments; ANZ launches largest Australian green bond for investment in renewables and low carbon buildings, while investors try to force Chevron to return money to shareholders rather than throwing it away on fossil fuel exploration.
Giles Parkinson

May 28, 2015

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