18 January 2022 NAB, ANZ and Westpac are among 18 global banks that have trashed any net zero commitments they have by lending1 US$3.49 billion to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for its purchase of a 49% stake in the Pluto LNG Train 2 gas processing facility, paving the way for … Read More
New ANZ climate policy shuffles Titanic chairs
26 November 2021 ANZ today updated its climate policy, which fails to prevent the bank funding new oil and gas projects and the companies pursuing them. This is despite the IEA concluding there is no room for new fossil fuel supply projects to achieve net-zero emissions globally by 2050. The … Read More
NAB arranging funds for Origin Energy despite new climate policy
15 November 2021 Just days after releasing a new “transition-focused” oil and gas policy, it has been revealed that NAB is co-arranging a A$2.4 billion loan for Origin Energy. Origin Energy is pursuing gas drilling in the Beetaloo Basin, which would emit up to 1.35 billion tonnes of CO2-e over … Read More
NAB told to withdraw net zero commitment following new oil and gas policy
9 November 2021 NAB’s updated oil and gas policy, released today, is a greenwashing exercise that allows it to continue funding expansion of the fossil fuel industry. The new policy (p.43) contains a number of new commitments (emphasis added): A cap on oil and gas exposure of US$2.4 billion, reducing … Read More
ANZ, NAB and Westpac face climate change shareholder resolutions at AGMs
7 October 2021 Banks called out over their failure to align policy and financing with net-zero by 2050 commitments. Shareholder resolutions have today been lodged with ANZ, NAB and Westpac calling on the banks to end the billions of dollars of finance which continue to be poured into companies and … Read More
Media Release: CommBank to face shareholder resolution over failed climate commitments
Wednesday 11 August 2021 As the IPCC issues a fresh warning of the devastating consequences of the climate crisis and the narrowing window to avoid catastrophe, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has today released an updated policy which weakens and undermines its own existing climate commitments. As a result, a resolution is … Read More
IEA’s net zero pathway confirms no room for expanding fossil fuel industry
19 May 2021 Yesterday the International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous policy adviser to the world’s governments, released a landmark new report, outlining a roadmap to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) within the global energy sector by 2050. There are a number of highly significant findings in the report, particularly … Read More
APLNG seeks massive expansion of polluting gas drilling
16 April 2021 Scientists have been clear that meeting the Paris Agreement’s climate goals means no expansion of the polluting gas industry.[1] Yet one of Australia’s largest and most polluting gas export projects, Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), is seeking approval to drill up to 7,700 new gas wells across central … Read More
Australia Pacific LNG seeks massive expansion of polluting gas drilling
16 April 2021 Scientists have been clear that meeting the Paris Agreement’s climate goals means no expansion of the polluting gas industry.[1] Yet one of Australia’s largest and most polluting gas export projects, Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), is seeking approval to drill up to 7,700 new gas wells across central … Read More
Investors rebuke NAB over fossil fuel funding at AGM, despite government threats
18 December 2020 As members of the Australian government seek to launch a probe into the legality of banks divesting from fossil fuels, NAB’s annual shareholder meeting saw its investors push for the bank to further limit funding in line with the Paris Agreement. In addition to a shareholder resolution … Read More