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ESG Snapshot: Issue 53

ESG Snapshot: Issue 53

This week's highlights include: * Values-driven. Climate and energy ministers appear to have tweaked their approach to valuing emissions reductions, and have agreed to refresh the national E3 efficiency scheme. * Offsets overhaul. NSW will overhaul and strengthen its biodiversity offset scheme, in response to a review by Ken Henry.

ESG Snapshot: Issue 52

ESG Snapshot: Issue 52

This week's highlights include: * ACCC advice. Draft ACCC guidance shows how companies can cooperate on decarbonisation without breaching competition law. * Climate Authority advice. In two weeks time, the Climate Change Authority will hand important new advice to Minister Bowen. * Coal grant. A $37.2 million grant will help

ESG Snapshot: Issue 51

ESG Snapshot: Issue 51

This week's highlights include: * Treasurer introduces 'prosperity' Bill. A federal Bill will guide government investment in the clean economy, and expand the remit of two agencies. * Nature bills advance. The House of Representatives has passed three nature positive bills unamended, and they will now go to

ESG Snapshot: Issue 50

ESG Snapshot: Issue 50

This week's highlights include: * Transmission projects advance. A key NSW transmission project has received planning approval, and another has made an EPBC referral. * Two new climate appointments. The Climate Change Authority has a new Chair and another new board member. * New ministerial council. Water ministers have agreed to

ESG Snapshot: Issue 49

ESG Snapshot: Issue 49

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Trio of inquiries to report. Three major Senate inquiries are due to report this week. * Two clean energy bills pass. The NSW Parliament has passed clean energy and energy security bills, less than three weeks after they were introduced. * Environment ministers meet.

ESG Snapshot: Issue 48

ESG Snapshot: Issue 48

Highlights in this week's issue include: * New duties. Queensland's Parliament has passed a Bill that introduces a new environmental duty, and for the first time makes it an offence to breach a pre-existing duty. * $26 billion. Queensland's Budget has allocated billions of dollars to

ESG Snapshot: Issue 47

ESG Snapshot: Issue 47

Highlights in this week's issue include: * Waste levy increase. NSW is canvassing views on an increase in waste levies, and acknowledges it has ramifications for other states. * 'Red tape bomb'. Coalition criticises climate disclosure regime. * $7 billion. Treasury has issued its first Green Bond, and says