In December 2015, the Paris climate talks saw 195 nations agree to limit global warming to well below 2°C, compared with pre-industrial levels. In the lead up to Paris, ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac all publicly championed the two degree limit, committing to support...
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Big 4 STILL financing fossil fuel expansion
On 22 June 2017, some 18 months after committing to support the aims of the Paris Agreement, Australia's big four banks all contributed to a deal to finance more oil and gas exploration and production. Clearly, ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac are yet to come to terms...
Enviro groups under attack… again!
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AECOM wants to help Adani rip up the Galilee
US-based design, engineering and construction company AECOM has signed a letter of agreement with Adani to provide the design and surveying required for the Carmichael rail line. Use the form to tell AECOM to ditch its plans to help Adani rip up the Galilee Basin,...
Media Release: Australia desperately needs climate risk disclosure recommendations
 29 June 2017 Reacting to the release of the Financial Stability Board's final recommendations from its Task Force on Climate Change-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Market Forces Analyst Daniel Gocher said: "These recommendations are sorely needed in Australia,...
Investing in the Galilee Basin on the agenda of the QIC
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Investors warned: US$2.3 trillion worth of oil and gas projects inconsistent with 2°C
A new report has found US$2.3 trillion of projected capital expenditure (capex) on upstream oil and gas projects would be wasted under a 2°C warming scenario. Produced by Carbon Tracker in partnership with UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and leading...
Shareholders put climate front and centre
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CommBank’s climate fail
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Join our Melbourne campaign team, 29 June
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