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Take Five: No Magic Green Wand

Chris Hall

The latitude given by the NZIA to member states to decide which projects get the magic ‘net-zero strategic’ label – thus qualifying for funding and permitting support – caused the World Wide Fund for Nature to describe the act as “hocus-pocus” that could undermine Europe’s 2030 targets. Just one more.

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ESG Bond Issuance to Quadruple by 2025

Chris Hall

According to the International Energy Agency, US$4 trillion of clean energy investment will be needed annually by 2030. A key factor in meeting demand for climate-positive investment could be the growth of climate-aligned bonds. “If ESG bond issuance reached US$1 trillion in 2021 for the first time according to Refinitiv.

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Take Five: Australia’s Long Haul

Chris Hall

Due to be approved in September, following passage through the House of Representatives earlier this month, Labor PM Anthony Albanese’s proposed legislation aims higher than Biden’s, seeking a 43% emissions cut below 2005 levels by 2030. Not if the SEC has its way.