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Tue Aug 13

Adani beware: coal is on the road to becoming completely uninsurable

Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland

Insurers have to protect themselves against foreseeable risks. For insurers of fossil fuel projects, those risks are growing.Shutterstock

The announcement by Suncorp that it will no longer insure new thermal coal projects, along with a similar announcement by QBE Insurance a few months earlier, brings Australia into line with Europe where most...

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Groundbreaking investment positions Agile Energy to slash power costs for Australian businesses and accelerate Australia’s rise as a green economic powerhouse

Agile Energy is now positioned to play a defining role in reducing energy costs for Australian businesses and fast-tracking the nation’s transformation into a globally competitive green economic pow...

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