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Australia launches second round of taxonomy consultation
31 October 2024Australia has launched the second round of consultation on its sustainable finance taxonomy, in a bid to bring "credibility" to transition activities.
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Australia passes legislation to create biodiversity credit market
07 December 2023Australia has formally passed legislation to protect and restore nature and developed a 'first-of-its-kind' biodiversity credit market, but last-minute concessions means offsets will be outlawed.
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Australia commits AUD10m for green bonds, taxonomy work
10 May 2023The Australian government has committed AUD10 million ($6.8 million) to ready its first sovereign green bonds and develop its own taxonomy of sustainable activities.
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Australia's landmark climate bill: an 'important signal' for investors
16 September 2022A bill to tackle climate change in one of the world's most carbon intensive economies was greeted as potentially transformative by investors. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Slow progress for green infrastructure in Australia, says CBI
29 August 2019The shift from brown to green infrastructure has been slow in Australia, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).