AGL Energy Limited was Australia's biggest emitter for FY22, while emissions from oil, gas and LNG increased by 3.3 million tonnes, according to the latest National Greenhouse Energy Reporting (NGER) data.
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, a voluntary national certification program, experienced close to a 50% growth in membership over FY2021/22, with 75% of Australia's wine and grape growing regions now committed to implementing sustainable practices, according to the program's latest Impact Report.
Woodside Energy has made little progress in cutting the majority of its climate pollution from the sale of oil and gas, but is on track to meet its target of reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 15% by 2025.
In its latest yearly report, mining giant Rio Tinto reported a drop in revenue, ending the year with a net debt of US$4.2 billion, and further turned to offsets to help with emissions amid abatement project delays.
Santos has reported record free cash flows, a new decarbonisation-focused operating division and progress on its carbon capture and storage projects in its 2022 full year results released this week.
A joint venture between Calix and Pilbara Minerals to build a low-carbon intensity lithium plant could generate annual revenue of about US$180 million, the materials technology company said yesterday.