Browsing: Net zero

• Alcoa commits to net-zero
  
• New national push to standardise waste reporting
  
• Coal heartland accounted for 87% of Victoria's SO2 emissions

BHP's capital expenditure on decarbonisation could reach $5.4 billion over the years to 2030, and the company is playing a key role in developing a new Business Council climate policy.

Fortescue Metals Group has examined the ramifications of a "climate shock" in the late 2020s to early 2030s that triggers a global economic contraction, its latest climate report shows.

The Western Australian government's view that greenhouse gas isn't a pollutant is "no longer defensible", the WA Conservation Council has told the state's Appeals Convenor.

With the help of top barrister Noel Hutley SC, an activist shareholder group has launched legal proceedings against Santos over claims in its annual report to have a credible pathway to net-zero.

Energy infrastructure company APA Group received a Clean Energy Regulator warning letter over its non-compliance with NGER requirements, the company's latest sustainability report shows.

• Keep ACCUs out of hydrogen certification scheme: Australian Hydrogen Council
  
• Victoria offers renewable energy grants of up to $20m
  
• Climate Active certifications double in one year

NSW will become the first jurisdiction to use environmental licensing to impose a net-zero condition on some facilities.

• BlueScope to brief investors on climate strategy
  
• New renewables zone tipped to unlock $10.7bn in private investment
  
• Surge in demand for carbon offsets, increased buyer diversity: GreenCollar

Australia should aim to cut its emissions 75% below 2005 levels by 2030, and must reach net zero by 2035, says a new scientific report from the Climate Council.