This Month
As timber buildings go up, emissions come down
The growing use of engineered wood products allows for less embodied carbon in buildings, but that alone won’t make construction clean.
- Michael Bleby
Investors find value in championing social good
Impact investing is on the rise as more Australians seek to drive positive change as they reap financial returns.
- Prashant Mehra
Smart ways to get the most out of your solar
Homeowners are using tips and tricks to shift as much of their power usage as possible to solar.
- Christopher Niesche
After slow start, EV sales pick up speed
The recent jump in sales of electric vehicles comes before the full effects of new lower-cost Chinese models for less than $40,000 are felt.
- Tony Davis
The final stop before landfill: waste-to-energy plants
With the right technology, sewage sludge, abattoir and household waste can all be converted into energy or usable products.
- Sian Powell
How to cut emissions with seaweed and burgers
The development of asparagopsis as a livestock feed supplement is just one of many ways the agricultural sector is reducing emissions.
- Larry Schlesinger
Biodiversity credits aim to help repair nature
The government is seeking to establish a nature repair market, with biodiversity credits creating a new asset class for investors.
- Christopher Niesche
How these Aussie cafes are keeping laptops out of landfill
Repair cafés are part of a growing culture of re-use, recycle and repair around Australia as garbage levels soar and recycling systems break down.
- Tom McIlroy
‘Billion dollar ticking bomb’ for SMSFs buying bitcoin
Crypto’s explosion in popularity has seen SMSF investors buy Bitcoin and Ethereum but some exchanges do not give investors formal custody.
- Mark Di Stefano
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- Westpac
Pressure testing Australia’s hydrogen dream
Australia’s mighty push towards a clean hydrogen-powered future has been supercharged by optimism for its potential to solve the global decarbonisation challenge.
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Getting to net-zero for heavy vehicles will be tough
While batteries may be best for passenger cars, heavy trucks will need hydrogen power to replace diesel and petrol.
- Tony Davis
Explorer looks to tap ‘natural’ hydrogen opportunity
Gold Hydrogen expects to start drilling for hydrogen this month in a project it hopes will replace some of South Australia’s energy production.
- Christopher Niesche
Australia’s window of opportunity narrowing for hydrogen dominance
There’s no shortage of hydrogen hype, but how realistic are expectations that Australia can become a green hydrogen superpower?
- Ronald Mizen
Hydrogen still in slow-burn phase ahead of take-off
The low-carbon hydrogen market remains tiny, and few expect much growth any time soon, but it’s still seen as vital to transition to net-zero.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Caution creeps into green finance market
As investors and regulators lift the credibility bar for borrowers, the sustainability-linked finance market faces its first real confidence test.
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- Jonathan Shapiro
ETFs quietly rewrite rule books amid regulatory crackdown
ASIC’s move on Vanguard for alleged misleading marketing has the rest of the ETF sector scrambling.
- Nina Hendy
How to turn your super portfolio green
Forty years after Australian Ethical opened its doors, the $3.5 trillion superannuation sector is scrambling to launch and grow similar ethically invested products. What is on the market and best for investors?
- Hannah Wootton
Tesla, Toyota and their lithium suppliers are clean energy winners
Stock pickers and research chiefs are scouring sharemarkets for companies positioned to win from an investment super-trend that is accelerating.
- Tom Richardson
September
This fintech lets you pay for fuel with bitcoin
A small, but growing, cohort of consumers is tapping their crypto wallets to pay for fuel, powered by a local payments innovation.
- Tess Bennett
Cardboard drone maker used in Ukraine is Australia’s top innovator
Sypaq has won the 2023 AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies Award, for its flat packed cardboard drones, which have been serving on the front line in Ukraine.
- Paul Smith
