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  • Australia launches second round of taxonomy consultation

    31 October 2024

    Australia has launched the second round of consultation on its sustainable finance taxonomy, in a bid to bring "credibility" to transition activities.

  • Australia passes legislation to create biodiversity credit market

    07 December 2023

    Australia 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.

  • Australia commits AUD10m for green bonds, taxonomy work

    10 May 2023

    The Australian government has committed AUD10 million ($6.8 million) to ready its first sovereign green bonds and develop its own taxonomy of sustainable activities.

  • Australia's landmark climate bill: an 'important signal' for investors

    16 September 2022

    A 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

  • Slow progress for green infrastructure in Australia, says CBI

    29 August 2019

    The shift from brown to green infrastructure has been slow in Australia, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).