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Methane emissions reduction – A report on international policy and technology insights for the Australian fossil fuel sector


Sink or Swim?: Key Outcomes from COP28
In light of findings from the first Global Stocktake, COP28 negotiations have continued to navigate a plethora of diplomatic and governance issues in the realization of global decarbonisation goals. Discussions on central themes – including fossil fuels, climate finance and sustainable agriculture – have yielded paradoxical outcomes that have generated momentum for global climate action while highlighting just how far there is to go.

The Global Stocktake: Findings and Talking Points for COP28
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s technical dialogue on the first Global Stocktake emphatically calls for governments and organisations to raise their ambition for climate commitments and rapidly accelerate implementation over the next decade.

Safeguard Mechanism Update
Safeguard Mechanism Update

Biodiversity Day 2022: Five Points of Optimism towards a Shared Future for all Life
Biodiversity Day 2022: Five Points of Optimism towards a Shared Future for all Life. Read the latest article from Rennie Partners, diving into the important role that biodiversity in nature plays across all facets of life.

Major Energy Election Commitments: What do these mean for future emissions?
Major Energy Election Commitments: What do these mean for future emissions? Read the latest article from Rennie Partners, diving into the energy policies to be aware of this election.

What does Net Zero mean for Agriculture?
What does net zero mean for agriculture? Read the latest article from Rennie Partners on strategic and transition planning.

Decoding the IPCC’s Working Group 2 Report – What You Need to Know
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations (UN) body for assessing the science related to climate change. It has now released Working Group 2.
The Report draws upon 34,000 studies and involved 270 authors from 67 countries. It carefully examines the intensifying impacts of climate change and future risks, and it has explicit regard for developing countries and less resilient parts of the world.
Need to Know: The IPCC Working Group 1 Report
So much is about to be written on the IPCC Report, and so let’s focus on what it is, what they said last time, what they are saying now, and what this all means.

Raising a new fund in 2024?
2023 gave LPs time to breathe and reflect, and to reach a perspective on the performance of their existing roster. For new GPs raising new funds, it was a tough run, as LPs rebalanced portfolio away from PE and VC as equity markets fell, and due diligence processes ran far harder.

What to look out for at COP28
The upcoming COP28, set to take place in Dubai in November 2023, marks a significant moment in climate change negotiations. Recent catastrophic weather events have heightened the need for decisive action.

Is This the End For Traditional Automotive?
For conventional vehicle companies which are forced to both maintain existing lines and create new EV vehicles, this is a challenging time. Two days ago, BMW announced it would cease the production of internal combustion engines in their home base of Germany. Its main Bavarian plant will be converted for the production of EVs only, while the company relocates its ICE production to the UK and Austria. What can companies facing the transition learn?

Need to Know: 2023 Climate Action Report

Making real change - effective strategy setting in the manufacturing sector
In the manufacturing sector, setting effective corporate strategy means setting least regret strategic priorities to mitigate risk and exploit opportunity, through a process of continuous innovation.

Are physical and transition risks redefining commercial due diligence?

Need to Know: The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Why rigorous GHG reporting is fundamental to realising net zero targets: Overcoming pitfalls for meaningful disclosure

Methane emissions reduction – A report on international policy and technology insights for the Australian fossil fuel sector
Rennie releases methane emissions reduction report, ‘International policy and technology insights for the Australian fossil fuel sector’.

Rennie is partnering with UK based Compare Your Footprint
This new partnership, a first in Australia for the UK based B Corp Compare Your Footprint, will see Rennie significantly upscale its client offerings in the GHG and ESG measurement and reporting space.

Setting Strategy for a Net Zero World
Our thesis is that markets will hit tipping points in the next 2 years, when the risks and opportunities created through Government transition policy begin to give way to a gradual institutional realisation that the world may not meet the challenge of climate change and that financial and physical risks need to be accounted for more urgently. It is no longer enough to set strategy by consultation.
