So what happened at the Energy and Minerals Tax Conference? We don’t know because, at time of writing, it has received precisely zero media coverage. The two most powerful lobby groups in Australia had a party and nobody turned up. www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

"It is regional economies who are most affected by climate change and stand to gain most from action to mitigate fire, flood, storm and drought. Everyone is letting them down with lies, delays and failure to make the argument" writes Zoe Daniel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Norway's sovereign wealth fund said that it would incorporate artificial intelligence tools into its investment analysis process to avoid losses stemming from climate change timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environ...

Gorgon CCS injection rate has dropped to 25% in last financial year (2024-2025). 1.33Mt CO2 sequestered of the 5.23Mt CO2 stripped from the reservoir gas. australia.chevron.com/-/media/aust...

The world’s biggest public pension and sovereign wealth funds are still convinced of the need to finance the energy transition despite a shift in US policies which is creating investment opportunities elsewhere, especially in Asia, a new report shows. greencentralbanking.com/2025/11/12/b...

The government has reached out to Pacific leaders to canvass an option that would see Australia cede hosting rights for next year's COP31 to Türkiye so long as Pacific nations were guaranteed a role in the climate summit. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The IEA’s Current Policies Scenario (CPS) highlights the gap between policies currently adopted in legislation & the pace of change needed for a lower emissions future. For oil & gas companies, it should reinforce the need for greater capital discipline. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Shell’s LNG growth strategy, which does not appear to be Paris-aligned, conflicts with its commitment to lobby in line with the Paris Agreement. Read our full report: www.accr.org.au/research/com...

Ramping up investment in grid-scale batteries is an untapped opportunity for Japan’s incumbent electric utilities. With price & technological barriers tumbling, they offer utilities long-term earnings resilience. www.accr.org.au/insights/acc...

The LNG industry risks repeating the coal industry's mistakes, as investment levels outstrip future demand, with potentially more severe consequences for the capital-intensive industry. ieefa.org/resources/de...

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Accepting there is a ‘permacrisis’ means recognising that investment strategy must evolve and for the largest asset owners, that means tackling the sources of physical risk, not trying to sidestep them. www.afr.com/markets/equi...

The pledge commits Korea to retiring 62 coal plants, 40 of which already have confirmed closure dates. The analytics firm Kpler estimates Australia will sell about A$2.3bn (US$1.5bn) worth of thermal coal to South Korea this year. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A Total Portfolio Approach means managing holistically across a portfolio rather than strategic allocation to asset classes and managing those in silos. More systems aware and has more flexibility to address a rapidly changing, volatile global economy on.ft.com/4r1n5TT

Business and energy industry leaders have warned the Coalition that abandoning a net zero emissions target will not cut power bills, undermining the core promise of Sussan Ley’s signature new policy. It's "a bit of a plan not to have a plan" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A deal with Woodside is expected to see Aramco buy a stake in the company's $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project as well as strike an offtake agreement to secure up to 2 mtpa of LNG supply, said four industry sources. Aramco declined to comment. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

From January 2026, ACCR will adopt a co-leadership model, with Brynn O’Brien and Nick Kelly serving as co-CEOs. This deliberate and strategic evolution strengthens ACCR’s capacity to drive impact across our global footprint. www.accr.org.au/news/leaders...

BlueScope Steel leads a consortium bidding to purchase Whyalla and has the right of last refusal. It does not accept the pathway to green iron and steel, and has demanded billions in gas subsidies if it is to proceed with its bid. reneweconomy.com.au/high-cost-fo...

Pension funds, particularly in Europe, have adopted a more assertive approach on climate risk. 26 asset owners controlling a total of $1.5tn warned their asset managers they would risk being dropped if they did not engage more strongly on climate risk. on.ft.com/4iaOUVP

Since taking office in 2022, the Albanese government has been approving fossil fuel projects at almost the same pace and zeal as its federal Coalition predecessors. Thirty-two coal, oil and gas developments have been given the green light. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

ACCR's Alex Hillman said the UN’s intervention was a reminder that Woodside’s NWS extension plans did not stack up in terms of economics & emissions. Regardless of UN actions, at the end of the day this project simply does not make sense for investors" www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/indig...

The CPS offers a conservative view of how quickly new energy technologies will be deployed and integrated into the energy system. It assumes slower growth in technology adoption than recent trends suggest. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Coal is the dirtiest source of fossil fuel energy and a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, making it bad not just for the climate but also for human health. That makes coal a good target for cutting global emissions. theconversation.com/can-the-worl...

Investors are still unable to properly assess the Paris alignment of Shell’s lobbying and its effect on the company’s gas & LNG strategy. Read our full report: www.accr.org.au/research/com...

Australia has more than $4 trillion in retirement savings but little of this finds its way to clean energy. Strategist Jeremy Cooper has an idea to fix this. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...

The liquefied natural gas market is bracing for a surge in supply next year, largely from top exporter the United States, but what is less certain is just how low spot prices will have to drop to clear the additional volumes. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

It’s pretty clear the industry is oversupplied and will be for a few years and that means low oil prices. The U.S. oil industry will likely lose a good bit of money in the next few years. www.linkedin.com/pulse/glutto...

BHP has been found liable in a British court for its role in a 2015 dam collapse at a mine in Brazil, in which 19 people died. youtu.be/ffgZjNGRbYY?...

Signatories to the Asset Owner Statement on Climate Stewardship now collectively represent over $2tn in savings. It was co-authored by an asset owner coalition led by Brunel Pension Partnership, The People’s Pension and Scottish Widows in February 2025. www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...

As the world heads beyond 1.5°C, financial institutions will have to manage the worsening consequences of climate change while also contributing to tackling its causes. www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...

Despite its limitations as an unlikely energy system scenario, investors cannot ignore the temperature warnings of the CPS: it shows warming exceeding 2°C by around 2050, reaching 2.9°C by 2100, and continuing to rise thereafter. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Only a tiny fraction of all corporate decisions are put to a shareholder vote, and ISS and Glass Lewis mostly tend to tell investors how to vote on nonbinding proposals about executive pay or climate action, not on competitive strategy. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

Ramping up investment in grid-scale batteries is an untapped opportunity for Japan’s incumbent electric utilities. This webinar discusses the latest technological and policy developments in Japan’s decarbonisation of its energy grid. youtu.be/vDH1ILeBuZo?...

The 2025 WEO underscores the vast gap between current policies and the pace of change needed for a lower-emissions future. For investors, whether a high-risk future materialises is increasingly a matter of choice. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist at Ember, shares insights from his latest report, "The Electrotech Revolution". Discover how new energy technologies are transforming economies & geopolitics, with a special focus on Asia's rapid clean energy advancements. www.buzzsprout.com/1951932/epis...

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Investors are still unable to properly assess the Paris alignment of Shell’s lobbying and its effect on the company’s gas & LNG strategy. Read our full report: www.accr.org.au/research/com...

Trump had been urged to examine possible antitrust violations by several influential chief executives frustrated with what they view as the excessive power held by proxy advisers to influence crucial corporate decisions www.ft.com/content/95c0...

Some call it the “Pilbara killer” for its potential to upend the domination of the iron ore industry by Australia. Others say that the mine’s high-grade deposits could help catalyse a green revolution in steelmaking. www.ft.com/content/9fe8...

Friday Night Gaslights www.afr.com/rear-window/...

The finance sector is falling well short of delivering the level of capital needed to meet our critical sustainability goals. It continues to cause harm by providing capital to industries that damage nature. theconversation.com/green-financ...

In Australia, the number of deaths per annum is likely to increase by around 1% by 2030 up to 7% by the end of this century due to global heating. The extra deaths will mostly be at older age groups, and among those who find it harder to shelter from heat. actuarialeye.com/2025/11/10/c...

Ultimately it will be up to the state to act and hold Shell and BP accountable for the full costs of remediating pollution in the area. The question is whether they will do so, considering the close relationship between government and industry. theconversation.com/when-pollute...

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Chaired by Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, the inquiry is investigating how misinformation and disinformation are shaping Australia’s response to the climate crisis and the shift to renewable energy. reneweconomy.com.au/we-do-not-ha...

The Waratah transformer failure is the latest delay to affect the clean energy projects and transmission lines needed for the transition away from fossil fuels. www.afr.com/companies/en...

AGL Energy has agreed to sell almost all of its 20% stake in Australian wind giant Tilt Renewables. “The transaction demonstrates our commitment to realising value in our portfolio and recycling capital to invest in flexible, dispatchable capacity" reneweconomy.com.au/agl-sells-mo...

In a world in which China uses ever more Russian gas, many LNG projects would struggle to get built. At current European gas prices, that is almost $90bn a year of lost revenue for US industry — money that could, literally, end up going down the pipes. www.ft.com/content/a974...

Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by the Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg, according to U.S. tax records reviewed by DeSmog. www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...

Another scandal for Equinor in the UK. The joint venture "Adura" set up with Shell accused of using Equinor's tax assets so the Adura joint venture can avoid taxes in Britain. A group of organisations are asking for a review of the dealings. www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdee...