Investors have an opportunity to improve the value and effectiveness of transition finance in Japan by engaging policy makers and companies along the steel value chain. Read our latest investor bulletin: www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Solar Rises to 10% of Japan Power Generation in 2025, Ember Says Solar power accounted for 10% of Japan’s electricity generation for the first time last year, exceeding the global average of 9%, according to a report from energy think tank Ember.

Japan's expansion of renewables and nuclear generation is chipping away at imports of gas and coal. LNG deliveries to the country fell about 16% between 2018 and 2025, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 Output from solar farms rose by a third while electricity from fossil fuels fell, research from thinktank reveals

From 2015, solar output grew tenfold, roughly doubling every three years, according to Ember research.
More than half of the increase came from China, which has surged ahead in renewable energy and is also the world’s biggest exporter of components. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia faced the same dilemma as China in 2004 but made the wrong call While the rest of us count the cost in higher fuel costs, higher inflation and a weaker economy,  China — the actual winner of the war — will be enjoying a surge of global interest in its solar panels...

In Australia, last week's fire at Viva Energy's oil refinery in Geelong was an exquisite metaphor for two decades of energy policy failure. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Investor Bulletin: Optimising transition finance in the Japanese steel value chain Investors have an important role to play in shaping policy settings to support greater, greener value creation across the Japanese economy.

The approach to transition finance in the steel industry shows how industry advocacy can influence policy priorities and underscores the opportunities for investors to shift investment away from technologies with low decarbonisation potential. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables. EU countries may argue about the short-term fixes for high energy prices, but agree that clean power is the best long-term bet.

The war-driven cost shock has reminded Europe’s green skeptics and supporters alike that their resource-poor continent is vulnerable to volatile import prices as long as oil and gas constitute a core part of its energy mix. www.politico.eu/article/foss...

Border to Coast and Railpen announce plans to vote against BP UK pension investors flag concerns about transparency and governance at the oil and gas major BP

UK pension investors, Border to Coast and Railpen,
flag concerns about transparency and governance at the oil and gas major BP. www.ipe.com/news/border-...

Climate Science Insight: Why resilience starts with understanding extremes From the climate science perspective, we can’t tackle meaningful climate risk planning without thinking about the risks of high-impact, low-probability events.

From the climate science perspective, we can’t tackle meaningful climate risk planning without thinking about the risks of high-impact, low-probability events. www.accr.org.au/insights/cli...

Norway's sovereign wealth fund supports BP chair's election Norway's $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Saturday it will vote in favour of the election ​of BP Chair Albert Manifold and other board-supported resolutions at the Apr...

"We're observing a groundswell of support, publicly and privately, from investors motivated by long-term value creation. NBIM's position is out of step with this," Brynn O'Brien, co-CEO of ACCR, said in an emailed comment. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

In our latest commentary by Dr Sophie Lewis, we look at the Earth’s energy imbalance, an indicator the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has included for the first time in its ‘State of the Global Climate 2025’ report. Read more here: www.accr.org.au/insights/com...

Explosions as one of Australia's last oil refineries erupts in flames An "unprecedented" fire has broken out at one of two remaining oil refineries producing fuel for Australians, with residents in parts of Geelong told to stay indoors due to smoke.

The refinery produces 50 per cent of Victoria's and 10 per cent of Australia's fuel and is one of two facilities — the other being in Brisbane — that can refine fuel domestically. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to the Guardian. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom and ExxonMobil are among the biggest beneficiaries. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) transition finance initiative is among the largest in the world. It risks entrenching fossil fuel use and inhibiting future competitiveness by financing technologies with limited decarbonisation and commercial potential. www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

💥 We’re hiring! ACCR is looking for a senior communications professional who wants challenge, ownership, and the chance to make real impact from day one.
Learn more about the role and submit your application here: app.beapplied.com/apply/zjulch...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The LNG Shock Isn’t Driving Asia Back to Coal If you’re given to the Sickos Guy view of world events, there’s one obvious way to make the current crisis in the Middle East look just that little bit more disastrous: As well as starving us of energ...

A boom in rooftop solar is far more likely than a return to coal, with the LNG drought pushing up electricity prices and photovoltaics providing a cheaper, easier alternative. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

“BP’s governance is broken” - Oil giant can’t escape the activism | The Corporate Governance Institute “BP’s governance is broken”. The global oil giant is going through a fresh round of conflict at the leadership level

Activists will use their stakes to give voting power to those outlooks, and while they might be small stakes, their loud voices tend to resonate with wider investor pools. This is exactly what’s happening with BP. www.thecorporategovernanceinstitute.com/insights/new...

Sydney summers are now hotter and nearly 50 days longer, study finds For every 10 years since 1990, Sydneysiders have experienced an extra 15 days of summer, new research has found.

Sydney's summers are becoming hotter and have increased in length by nearly 50 days since 1990, according to a new global climate study. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

At a time when transparency matters, BP is asking shareholders to accept less information, less oversight, and to overlook its record of underperformance.
Watch this investor briefing www.accr.org.au/insights/acc...

Climate Tipping Points: Decision-Making Under Deep Uncertainty Climate tipping points are deeply uncertain but can have highly impactful consequences. How can they be better priced into financial decision-making?

Climate tipping points are deeply uncertain but can have highly impactful consequences. How can they be better priced into financial decision-making?
Dr. Sarah Kapnick for J.P.Morgan www.jpmorgan.com/insights/sus...

Iran war allows Australia to revive green iron ambitions The conflict in the Middle East has cracked open the door for Australia to speed up the development of a handful of green iron projects as part of efforts to cut emissions from producing steel.

Australia's scaled-back ​green iron ambitions have been given a window of opportunity from the disruption likely to flow as a consequence of the Iran war. As always, seizing the moment will be key. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

Investor Bulletin: Optimising transition finance in the Japanese steel value chain Investors have an important role to play in shaping policy settings to support greater, greener value creation across the Japanese economy.

Investors have an important role to play in shaping policy settings to support greater, greener value creation across the Japanese economy. This bulletin spotlights opportunities for stewardship in the Japanese steel value chain www.accr.org.au/insights/inv...

Strategic Communications Lead Employer: Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility Work Type/s: Permanent, full time, 0.8 considered for an excellent candidate Salary: $140,000-165,000 + super depending on experience [pro ra...

We're hiring for a Strategic Communications Lead in Australia. The position leads ACCR’s Communications team and the whole of organisation Comms Strategy. If you are motivated to use your communications skills to address climate change, apply here: app.beapplied.com/apply/zjulch...

Robeco has pre-declared its support for our co-filed resolution at BP's upcoming AGM. Read more here: www.robeco.com/files/docm/d...

Shareholder pressure builds at BP before AGM | Pulse BP faces growing shareholder opposition ahead of its April 23 AGM, with major investors urging votes against the chair and climate‑reporting proposals as its...

BP’s upcoming AGM has become a litmus test for shareholder activism in the energy sector. The outcome of the vote will signal how much leeway the board retains in shaping BP’s climate narrative. www.pulse.bot/large-cap-st...

NSW promises more fast chargers and electric trucks in revamped EV policy Premier Chris Minns says policy will give road users a ‘real alternative’ that’s cheaper than petrol

The NSW government says switching to an EV from a petrol-run vehicle can cut fuel costs by up to $3,000 a year, or entirely if using home solar. Alongside fast chargers, more kerbside charging stations will be built. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia's LNG exporters will face a tougher future, new report says The long-term outlook for Australia's liquefied natural gas exports is structurally constrained by declining demand, and the current war in the Middle East may hasten that shift away from gas, a new r...

A new report from Climate Resource says declining demand for LNG in the future will contribute to a "structural oversupply" of gas globally.
It says it has big implications for Australia's LNG exporters. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

The bosses of resources giants including Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell could be compelled to face an inquiry into export tax settings, as the Greens ramp up pressure on Labor before the budget. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

BP’s Exxon emulation lands it in hot water Oil major sparks controversy by rejecting shareholder resolution

If fossil fuel demand does start heading south, how will big oil companies respond? So far they’ve been rather reticent on that subject. Will shareholder pressure force them to start taking it more seriously? www.ft.com/content/2121...

The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record electricity generation from wind and solar, reveals Carbon Brief analysis. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-rec...