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Policy & Planning

Investor push for companies to target zero emissions stymied by fossil fuel lobbies
The Climate Action 100+ intitiatives finds investor pressure helps change company approaches to climate change, but movement on lobby groups remains slow.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 2, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Global divestment movement hits $11 trillion, pushes for more – and faster
Global fossil fuel divestment movement tops US$11 trillion as campaigners place further pressure on investors to respond to climate emergency.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 17, 2019

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Coal

ASIC issues updated guidance for directors seeking to avoid climate lawsuits
Corporate regulator issues updated climate risk disclosure guidance as companies face growing calls to proactively manage climate risks to businesses.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 12, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Angus Taylor ignores investors when he passes the buck on climate policy failures
As a coalition of 400+ global investors calls on government to price carbon and phase out coal, Taylor blames states for a lack of investor certainty.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 26, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Origin shareholders deliver stunning statement on anti-climate lobbying
Resolution calling on Origin to review membership of business groups lobbying against climate change initiatives receives 46 per cent support. “Massive”, say activists.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2018

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Commentary

It’s all about money as global investors drive low-carbon transition
The last decade saw climate space occupied by activists, scientists, denialists and fossil fuel companies, but investors looking to de-risk portfolios will set stage for a very different 2018 and beyond.
Emma Herd

Dec 14, 2017

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Investors finally focusing on risk of climate change, stranded assets, EY says
EY survey finds greatest increase in institutional investor focus is on climate change, with nearly two-thirds concerned about risk of stranded assets.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2015

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Tesla dials back EV sales targets, says battery business growing at ‘nutty level’
On a Q2 earnings call, Musk reports EV production glitches and more than $1 billion in battery orders.
Julia Pyper

Aug 7, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

The mystery of Hanergy’s thin film market surge and crash
Why is Hanergy opening 1,500 retail stores in China to sell solar stuff? And why did the firm have a market cap of $38.64B?
Eric Wesoff

May 22, 2015

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Alevo promises 200MW of grid storage projects to back its batteries
Can bankrolling deployment of its own batteries help a secretive startup gain market traction?
Jeff St John

Feb 19, 2015

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Hawaii to test rooftop solar limits with island grid
Hawaii is a solar hot spot – and fitting test-bed for DoE research to stretch limits of rooftop PV penetration on island grids.
Jeff St John

Jan 29, 2015

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The local and global impact of Tesla’s giga factory
Tesla giga factory in Nevada will make it the epicenter of real-world energy storage work.
Jeff St John

Sep 5, 2014

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