Climateworks Centre Press Releases

• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  The Morrison government is set to finally announce a 2050 net-zero commitment. Here’s a ‘to do’ list for each sector

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has finally struck a deal with the Nationals and is expected to take a pledge of net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 to the Glasgow climate conference. So what must Australia do to actually meet this target? Climateworks has …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Tonga fulfils another commitment to the Paris Agreement

  On November 11th 2021, the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC) on behalf of the Government of Tonga, submitted Tonga’s Low …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  The ocean is essential to tackling climate change. So why has it been neglected in global climate talks?

  Climate change is commonly discussed as though it’s a uniquely atmospheric phenomena. But the crisis is deeply entwined with the ocean, and this has largely been neglected in international climate talks. The latest international climate negotiations made …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Natural Capital Investment Initiative to accelerate, thanks to a multi-year funding commitment

  Agriculture businesses working to improve natural capital, while reducing emissions, will be able to test common measurement frameworks and new incentives under the next phase of the Natural Capital Investment Initiative, which has secured three years of …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Westpac and the CEFC are the latest to join a major industry initiative exploring Australian industry’s transition to net zero ...

  Westpac and the CEFC join major industry initiative to explore net zero emissions in supply chains, underscoring the key role of finance in the transition. Australia’s first bank and oldest company, Westpac, and Australia’s ‘green bank’ – the government- …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Climateworks Centre: updating our name to recognise our reach beyond Australia

  After more than a decade bridging the gap between research and climate action, we’re updating our name to recognise our work in Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. ClimateWorks Australia is now Climateworks Centre. We have not changed what we do. …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  MoU between Monash, Climateworks and state agency BPKP will assist Indonesia’s transition to a green economy

  BPKP, Indonesia’s regulator for state-owned enterprises and key public sector agencies, has taken a significant step towards implementing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) plans, by signing a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  ‘Setting up industrial regions for net zero’ report finds huge potential for decarbonisation

  Major industrial regions – including the Pilbara, Kwinana, Hunter, Illawarra and Gladstone – have the natural resources, workforce and baseline infrastructure that can be expanded to support Australia’s net zero transition, according to a new report. The …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Accelerating Australia’s EV uptake can save vehicle owners $1,300 per year in running costs

  Australians could save more than $20 billion in petrol and maintenance costs if electric vehicles (EVs) made up three-quarters of new car sales by 2030, according to Climateworks Centre analysis released today.  New report Accelerating EV uptake: Policies …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Study of ASX200 finds 44% increase this year in Australian companies setting long term 1.5°C climate targets

  Twenty-three of Australia’s largest companies have their emissions under long term net zero targets which are aligned with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, according to a Climateworks Centre study of ASX200 company climate commitments. This …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:18 GMT

  

  Australian federal and state governments pick up pace on renewables, transport and industry emissions, latest analysis shows

  “With current state and territory commitments, we estimate that 69 per cent of the total electricity generation in Australia will be sourced from renewables in 2030,” says Alison Cleary, who leads the sustainable economies system at Climateworks Centre.  “ …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  ‘We can do it’: Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen launches report outlining pathways to decarbonise Australian industry

  Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen MP, says he believes Australia can, with an ‘all-in effort’, decarbonise heavy industry and create jobs across the nation in the process. The Minister made the comments at an event in Sydney on …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Australia finally has a Net Zero Authority – here’s what should top its agenda

  The Albanese government has announced a Net Zero Authority to reduce national emissions and help industry, communities and workers manage the shift to a low-carbon economy. The authority will be enshrined in law. It will seek to make Australia’s energy …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Climateworks and Woolworths announce natural capital pilot

  Climateworks Centre and retailer Woolworths Group have announced they will co-design a new pilot program to test incentives for farmers to measure their natural capital in Woolworths Group food supply chains. Natural capital is a way of integrating nature …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Blue carbon and ocean-based sectors can meet half of Indonesia’s net zero target by 2050: report

  Blue ecosystems and ocean-based sectors, such as maritime transport and offshore renewable energy, can contribute 49 per cent of Indonesia’s net zero emissions transition. This is according to a Climateworks Centre report that details the potential of …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Release of Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework a welcome step – and Australia can lead on nature reporting

  Nature related disclosures are an important step on the path to help build an economy that works with, rather than against, nature. At the start of Climate Week NYC, the Taskforce on Nature related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced the release of its …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Australia-Vietnam Green Economy Program: Catalysing sustainable business collaboration

  Australia and Vietnam have shared ambitions to realise opportunities within the green economy, and the Australia-Vietnam Green Economy Program aims to reshape the contours of the green economy by equipping Australian businesses with the knowledge, …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Decarbonising short-haul road freight could halve Australia’s freight emissions

  A new report from Climateworks Centre finds that Australia would be on track to cut more than half of freight emissions by implementing already available solutions in short-haul road freight. International trends, technology shifts and national momentum …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Australia can still decarbonise in line with the Paris Agreement

  New scenario modelling by Monash University’s Climateworks Centre demonstrates that Australia can achieve net zero emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius with decisive and increased action across all sectors of the economy. …

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• Published on May 21, 2024 - 12:13 GMT

  

  Renovate homes to cope with cost of living crisis and climate change impacts, Climateworks Centre says

  Australian households could save up to $2,200 a year on energy bills by upgrading homes built before 2003 with better insulation and electrifying appliances and heating, a new report by Monash University’s Climateworks Centre says. Improving the energy …

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