Climate Biz Matters

Coal is a dirty word and let’s make no mistake, this polluting industry is taking its last gasps. Over recent years, big banks and super funds – or pensions as they are known around the world – have been ending financial support for coal. But some – like Australia's biggest super fund AustralianSuper – have been going against this trend and propping up companies building new coal mines. In this podcast, Brett Morgan, Investor Campaigns Manager at Market Forces and Maggie McKeown, Queensland...

Gas is often sold to us as essential for our energy security, jobs and economy. But with much of our gas exported overseas, questions around tax and energy prices, and big new projects steaming ahead, like Beetaloo Basin fracking, Papua LNG and Browse off Scott Reef in Western Australia, there’s a much bigger story. What are we being told about gas, what’s being left out, and what are the consequences for communities, water and our climate? Today, we are joined by Market Forces Corporate c...

Money talks – and when it comes to the climate crisis, where that money flows matters. Joining us today on Climate Biz Matters, is Will van de Pol, Chief Executive at Market Forces. Thanks for joining Will. For over 10 years, Will has been trying to talk sense into some of the world’s biggest asset managers, like Blackrock, Vanguard and others that collectively control hundreds of trillions of dollars in wealth. That’s right hundreds of trillions of dollars. Managing more than $15 trillion...

Did you know there’s a good chance your superannuation fund – or pension fund as they're known in most countries worldwide – is investing your retirement savings in companies building harmful coal, oil, or gas projects? We’re taking a closer look at Australia’s superannuation industry, the billions invested in fossil fuels, and what happens when tens of thousands of members raise concerns. Some have even had lawyers on the case. We’re joined by Market Forces Investor Campaigns Manager, Brett ...

Australia’s biggest bank Commonwealth Bank has gone from worst to first of the big four in cutting funding to coal, oil and gas. Macquarie has become one of the country’s biggest fossil fuel funders rather than aligning with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. In this episode of Climate Biz Matters we speak to Kyle Robertdson who’s the Research Director at Market Forces and Morgan Pickett, Market Forces’ Policy Analyst, who’ve both been at the forefront of efforts to have Australia’s bi...