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  • Road to Zero

Road to Zero – North Queensland Airport Group

Determined to break the stereotype of the industry, NAB customer North Queensland Airport Group continues to innovate and become market leaders in sustainable aviation practices.

  • 25.06.2024
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  • Climate

UON warns mining industry of rush to decarbonise

UON founder and executive chairman Mark Keogh is urging Australia’s mining giants to make the switch to cleaner decarbonising technologies before it becomes “absolute chaos” and prices surge.

  • 21.06.2024
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  • Agribusiness

Grass is greener for solar-powered sheep

When a nearby solar farm told sixth generation wool farmer Tony Inder about the difficulties managing the cost of mowing the solar farm six times a year, Mr Inder said he had some hungry sheep that could do with some extra nourishment.

  • 30.05.2024
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  • Climate

AGIG plots a course for renewable gas

The Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) is delivering the nation’s largest gas decarbonisation project.

  • 23.05.2024
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  • Climate

Florence the tunnel boring machine digs deep for Snowy Hydro

Snowy Hydro – a pumped hydro expansion of the Snowy Mountains scheme – is the country’s biggest renewable energy project and a key contributor to the 82 per cent renewable energy target by 2030.

  • 21.05.2024
  • Time to read 6 min read
  • Budget

Actions taken before 2030 critical to transition to net-zero global economy

Speaking in response to the 2024 Federal Budget NAB Group Executive Corporate & Institutional Banking David Gall said the Federal Government’s $24bn blueprint will play a critical role in transitioning to a net-zero economy and will help bring forward investment sooner.

  • 17.05.2024
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  • Climate

Ramped-up global support for green tech to make low-carbon solutions cheaper

The transition to a low-carbon economy is likely to remain risky for hard-to-abate sectors despite governments ramping up support for green technologies, according to Moody’s Ratings.

  • 17.04.2024
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  • Climate

Chaucer leads industry with ESG balanced scorecard

Senior executive at the London-based re/insurer Chaucer Group, Simon Tighe, says insurance and reinsurance is one of the largest investors of capital in the world, and there’s not another market or industry with the impact or ability to incentivise clients to make themselves more sustainable.

  • 12.04.2024
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  • Climate

NAB milestone shows appetite remains strong for renewable energy projects

NAB’s renewable energy lending book shows continued growth for global renewable projects as the bank completes its 200th renewable energy transaction with Squadron Energy.

  • 27.03.2024
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  • Climate

Priority areas of climate risk identified

Agriculture, health, critical infrastructure, water resources and the economy, trade and finance are among 11 priority areas at significant risk from climate change, the inaugural National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) has found.

  • 22.03.2024
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  • Climate

Agri opportunities in low-carbon food export

The nation’s agricultural sector should benefit from emerging opportunities in low-emissions food and fibre exports as other countries shift away from high-emitting alternative products, NAB has said in a submission to the Federal Government’s consultation on the Agriculture and Land Sectoral Plan.

  • 23.02.2024
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  • Climate

Aria Property eyes Brisbane’s green scene

When the eyes of the world pan out over Brisbane at the 2032 Olympics, it’s the fervent wish of Aria Property development director Michael Hurley that they will see a city blanketed in greenery and patched with forested buildings.

  • 23.02.2024
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  • Business

Electrifying Growth: surge in EV finance as businesses drive adoption

The take-up up of electric vehicles is booming across businesses of all shapes and sizes, with purchasers relying on incentives, lower running costs and the emergence of a secondary market to help offset a generally higher initial outlay.

  • 16.02.2024
  • Time to read 6 min read
  • Business

NAB’s Green Finance for Commercial Real Estate to help customers reduce emissions, build climate resilience

NAB has launched Green Finance for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) to help support investment in – or the development or retrofit of – eligible, commercial buildings.

  • 14.02.2024
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  • Affordable housing

NAB 2024 outlook: housing affordability, AI and climate change in-focus

NAB CEO Ross McEwan reflects on the big issues facing Australia in 2024, including housing affordability, AI and climate change.

  • 24.01.2024
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  • Climate

Banking on climate action: NAB reflects on the bank’s progress, and what comes next.

NAB Chief Climate Officer Jacqui Fox sits down with senior writer Richard Gluyas to discuss all things climate.

  • 23.01.2024
  • Time to read 4 min read